I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
CLEMENT ATTLEEIn a life and death struggle, we cannot afford to leave our destinies in the hands of failures.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.
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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.
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Can’t publish. Don’t rhyme, don’t scan.
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Man’s material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.
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The press lives on disaster.
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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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We are deliberately putting a world order before our loyalty to our own country.
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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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A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement
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The ordinary citizen is allowed to hear and think only as the rulers decree.
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If you begin to consider yourself solely responsible to a political party, you’re half-way to a dictatorship.
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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 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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