A Labour minister gets it in the neck if he looks at his neighbour’s wife over the garden fence.
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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The Peace Treaties must be scrapped … I stand for no more war and no more secret diplomacy.
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You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt
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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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It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.
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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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Fifty percent of Winston is genius, fifty percent bloody fool. He will behave like a child.
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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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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.
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Christianity affirms the value of each individual soul. Nazism denies it.
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I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.
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We have absolutely abandoned any idea of nationalist loyalty.
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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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There is a denial of the value of the individual.
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Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.
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A Tory minister can sleep in ten different women’s beds in a week.
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A period of silence on your part would be welcome.
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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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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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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
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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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The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days
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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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An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
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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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