From now on, the pound abroad is worth 14 per cent or so less in terms of other currencies. That doesn’t mean, of course, that the Pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued.
HAROLD WILSONTories 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.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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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 ambition of the present Labour government is that every worker in the country will have a greater than average income.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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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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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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
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Over and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned. They are sleep, and a sense of history.
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I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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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 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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