I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.
CLEMENT ATTLEEWhy does Mosley always speak as though he were a feudal landlord abusing tenants who are in arrears with their rent ?
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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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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We have absolutely abandoned any idea of nationalist loyalty.
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Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.
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An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
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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 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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I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.
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I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27.
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There is a denial of the value of the individual.
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A Tory minister can sleep in ten different women’s beds in a week.
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In a life and death struggle, we cannot afford to leave our destinies in the hands of failures.
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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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We are deliberately putting a world order before our loyalty to our own country.
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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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No social system will bring us happiness, health and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.
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