I believe that the foundation of democratic liberty is a willingness to believe that other people may perhaps be wiser than oneself.
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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Christianity affirms the value of each individual soul. Nazism denies it.
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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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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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We are deliberately putting a world order before our loyalty to our own country.
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There is a denial of the value of the individual.
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Winston Churchill – fifty per cent genius, fifty per cent bloody fool.
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The individual is sacrificed to the idol of the German Leader, German State or the German race.
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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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It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.
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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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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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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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A Tory minister can sleep in ten different women’s beds in a week.
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Can’t publish. Don’t rhyme, don’t scan.
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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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