Winston Churchill – fifty per cent genius, fifty per cent bloody fool.
CLEMENT ATTLEEIf 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.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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We have absolutely abandoned any idea of nationalist loyalty.
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A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement
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Can’t publish. Don’t rhyme, don’t scan.
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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 Peace Treaties must be scrapped … I stand for no more war and no more secret diplomacy.
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Man’s material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.
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It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.
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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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There is a denial of the value of the individual.
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A period of silence on your part would be welcome.
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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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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
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An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
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You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt
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