At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
HAROLD WILSONIf you rattle along at great speed everybody inside is too exhilarated or too seasick to cause any trouble. But if you stop everybody gets out and argues about where to go next.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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One man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
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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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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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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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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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If the Tories get in, in five years no one will be able to afford to buy an egg.
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We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
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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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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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In politics a week is a very long time.
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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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A week is a long time in politics.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
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