The government have only a small majority in the House of Commons. I want to make it quite clear that this will not affect our ability to govern. Having been charged with the duties of Government we intend to carry out those duties.
HAROLD WILSONThe ambition of the present Labour government is that every worker in the country will have a greater than average income.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.
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At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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May I say, for the benefit of those who have been carried away by the gossip of the last few days, that I know what’s going on.
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Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No.
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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
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The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
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If the Tories get in, in five years no one will be able to afford to buy an egg.
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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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This party is a bit like an old stagecoach. If you drive along at a rapid rate everyone aboard is either so exhilarated or so seasick that you don’t have a lot of difficulty.
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There is something utterly nauseating about a system of society which pays a harlot 25 times as much as it pays its prime minister, 250 times as much as it pays its members of Parliament and 500 times as much as it pays some of its ministers of religion.
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The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
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Over and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned. They are sleep, and a sense of history.
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I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night’s sleep.
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