Man’s material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.
CLEMENT ATTLEENot Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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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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No social system will bring us happiness, health and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.
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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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In a life and death struggle, we cannot afford to leave our destinies in the hands of failures.
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It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.
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Fifty percent of Winston is genius, fifty percent bloody fool. He will behave like a child.
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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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An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
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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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We have absolutely abandoned any idea of nationalist loyalty.
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I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.
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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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A period of silence on your part would be welcome.
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It’s nice to keep in touch – besides, it’s the only place in London where you can park a car.
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