We have absolutely abandoned any idea of nationalist loyalty.
CLEMENT ATTLEEThe real test of one’s belief in the doctrine of Habeas Corpus is not when one demands its application on behalf of one’s friends but of one’s enemies.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
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The press lives on disaster.
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A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement
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We are deliberately putting a world order before our loyalty to our own country.
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Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.
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Can’t publish. Don’t rhyme, don’t scan.
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It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.
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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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The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days
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There is a denial of the value of the individual.
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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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A period of silence on your part would be welcome.
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Fifty percent of Winston is genius, fifty percent bloody fool. He will behave like a child.
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
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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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