Christianity affirms the value of each individual soul. Nazism denies it.
CLEMENT ATTLEEDemocracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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Charity is a cold grey loveless thing.
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Winston Churchill – fifty per cent genius, fifty per cent bloody fool.
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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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A Tory minister can sleep in ten different women’s beds in a week.
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The press lives on disaster.
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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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Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.
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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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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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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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The 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.
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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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Can’t publish. Don’t rhyme, don’t scan.
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Fifty percent of Winston is genius, fifty percent bloody fool. He will behave like a child.
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