Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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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Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.
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A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement
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Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.
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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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In a life and death struggle, we cannot afford to leave our destinies in the hands of failures.
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The press lives on disaster.
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Can’t publish. Don’t rhyme, don’t scan.
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Charity is a cold grey loveless thing.
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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.
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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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No social system will bring us happiness, health and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.
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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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It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.
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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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