No social system will bring us happiness, health and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.
CLEMENT ATTLEEDemocracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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Christianity affirms the value of each individual soul. Nazism denies it.
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If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.
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I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.
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A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement
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An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
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The Peace Treaties must be scrapped … I stand for no more war and no more secret diplomacy.
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A Tory minister can sleep in ten different women’s beds in a week.
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I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27.
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Charity is a cold grey loveless thing.
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The press lives on disaster.
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I am pleased to see from the laughter on the Ministerial benches that there is no implication on their part to take Sir Oswald Mosley too seriously. It can easily be seen to-day that this idea of a dictator is gradually falling down.
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A Labour minister gets it in the neck if he looks at his neighbour’s wife over the garden fence.
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
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Winston Churchill – fifty per cent genius, fifty per cent bloody fool.
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I believe that the foundation of democratic liberty is a willingness to believe that other people may perhaps be wiser than oneself.
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