There is a denial of the value of the individual.
CLEMENT ATTLEEWhen we are returned to power we want to put in the statute book an act which will make our people citizens of the world before they are citizens of this country.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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When we are returned to power we want to put in the statute book an act which will make our people citizens of the world before they are citizens of this country.
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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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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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Why does Mosley always speak as though he were a feudal landlord abusing tenants who are in arrears with their rent ?
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Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.
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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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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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You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt
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A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement
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The press lives on disaster.
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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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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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Christianity affirms the value of each individual soul. Nazism denies it.
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I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.
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