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Harold Wilson

Over and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned. They are sleep, and a sense of history.
HAROLD WILSON

Above Communication Factor History Mention Over Sense Sleep Vigilance
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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Five Nauseat Pay Prime Minister Society Something System Times Twenty Utterly
One man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
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Another Increase Man One Price Wage
The labour party is like a stage-coach.
HAROLD WILSON

Coach Labour Party Stage
Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
HAROLD WILSON

Office Party Power Whichever
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 WILSON

Ability Affect Common Duty Government House Majority Make Quite Small
He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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Architect Change Decay Human Only
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.
HAROLD WILSON

Benefit Carried Day Going Gossip May Sir
If we don’t give science its proper place in our national life. We shall no doubt be training all the bullfighters we need, because we don’t use many.
HAROLD WILSON

Bullfighter Life Many National Proper Science Training Use
I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night’s sleep.
HAROLD WILSON

Ability Asset Believe Good Night Greatest Jhead Sleep State
On 5 September, when the TUC unanimously rejected wage restraint, it was the end of an era, and all the financiers, all the little gnomes in Zürich and other finance centres about whom we keep on hearing, had started to make their dispositions in regard to sterling.
HAROLD WILSON

Reject Restrain September Wage
Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.
HAROLD WILSON

Against Debate Dog Fun Insult Like Look No Something Whip
If the Tories get in, in five years no one will be able to afford to buy an egg.
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Afford Buy Country Egg Five Get Person Tories Year
If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
HAROLD WILSON

Choice Smoke Vinegar
The cumulative effects of the economic and financial sanctions might well bring the rebellion to an end within a matter of weeks rather than months.
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Bring Cumulative Effect Economic End Finance Matter might Month Rebellion Sanction Week
Selsdon Man is designing a system of society for the ruthlessness and the pushing, the uncaring. His message to the rest is: you’re out on your own.
HAROLD WILSON

Christian Designing Early Man Message Punish Rest Ruthlessness Society System Uncaring

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