One man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
HAROLD WILSONI’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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Tories never actually talk about getting rid of their leader, then suddenly there us a flash of steel between he shoulder-blades and rigormortis sets in.
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In politics a week is a very long time.
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It is quite clear to me that the Tory Party will get rid of Mrs Thatcher in about 3 years time.
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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.
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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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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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The ambition of the present Labour government is that every worker in the country will have a greater than average income.
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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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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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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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At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
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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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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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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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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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