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.
CLEMENT ATTLEEThe Peace Treaties must be scrapped … I stand for no more war and no more secret diplomacy.
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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Man’s material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.
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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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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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No social system will bring us happiness, health and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.
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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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I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27.
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
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A period of silence on your part would be welcome.
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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 you begin to consider yourself solely responsible to a political party, you’re half-way to a dictatorship.
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The press lives on disaster.
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We are deliberately putting a world order before our loyalty to our own country.
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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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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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