I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
CLEMENT ATTLEEIf you begin to consider yourself solely responsible to a political party, you’re half-way to a dictatorship.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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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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A period of silence on your part would be welcome.
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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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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27.
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The ordinary citizen is allowed to hear and think only as the rulers decree.
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There is a denial of the value of the individual.
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You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt
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Charity is a cold grey loveless thing.
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Man’s material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.
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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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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 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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An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
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It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.
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