I believe that the foundation of democratic liberty is a willingness to believe that other people may perhaps be wiser than oneself.
CLEMENT ATTLEEFifty percent of Winston is genius, fifty percent bloody fool. He will behave like a child.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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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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The press lives on disaster.
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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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Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.
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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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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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We are deliberately putting a world order before our loyalty to our own country.
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We have absolutely abandoned any idea of nationalist loyalty.
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A Tory minister can sleep in ten different women’s beds in a week.
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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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A Labour minister gets it in the neck if he looks at his neighbour’s wife over the garden fence.
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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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Man’s material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.
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An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
CLEMENT ATTLEE