Christianity affirms the value of each individual soul. Nazism denies it.
CLEMENT ATTLEEThe House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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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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There is a denial of the value of the individual.
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
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If the money wasted on arms could be used to help the less developed nations, that would probably be a greater blow against the Communist danger than anything else.
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If you begin to consider yourself solely responsible to a political party, you’re half-way to a dictatorship.
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The press lives on disaster.
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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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A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement
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The ordinary citizen is allowed to hear and think only as the rulers decree.
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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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We are deliberately putting a world order before our loyalty to our own country.
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You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt
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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
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I believe that the foundation of democratic liberty is a willingness to believe that other people may perhaps be wiser than oneself.
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