I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
CLEMENT ATTLEEI 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.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt
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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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There is a denial of the value of the individual.
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Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.
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The ordinary citizen is allowed to hear and think only as the rulers decree.
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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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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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Man’s material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.
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A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement
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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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It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.
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We have absolutely abandoned any idea of nationalist loyalty.
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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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The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days
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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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