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.
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We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
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All these financiers, all the little gnomes of Zürich and the other financial centres, about whom we keep on hearing.
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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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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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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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One man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
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The Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.
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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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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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I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase ‘freedom of the press’ used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all.
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The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
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Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.
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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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A week is a long time in politics.
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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 an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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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 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.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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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Every dog is allowed one bite, but a different view is taken of a dog that goes on biting all the time. He may not get his licence returned when it falls due.
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If 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.
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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 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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