Tories never actually talk about getting rid of their leader, then suddenly there us a flash of steel between he shoulder-blades and rigormortis sets in.
HAROLD WILSONIt is quite clear to me that the Tory Party will get rid of Mrs Thatcher in about 3 years time.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
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The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
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Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No.
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The Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.
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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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If you rattle along at great speed everybody inside is too exhilarated or too seasick to cause any trouble. But if you stop everybody gets out and argues about where to go next.
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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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On 5 September, when the TUC unanimously rejected wage restraint, it was the end of an era, and all the financiers, all the little gnomes in Zürich and other finance centres about whom we keep on hearing, had started to make their dispositions in regard to sterling.
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Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.
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We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
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The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.
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From now on, the pound abroad is worth 14 per cent or so less in terms of other currencies. That doesn’t mean, of course, that the Pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued.
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If the Tories get in, in five years no one will be able to afford to buy an egg.
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All these financiers, all the little gnomes of Zürich and the other financial centres, about whom we keep on hearing.
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The ambition of the present Labour government is that every worker in the country will have a greater than average income.
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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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The cumulative effects of the economic and financial sanctions might well bring the rebellion to an end within a matter of weeks rather than months.
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If we don’t give science its proper place in our national life. We shall no doubt be training all the bullfighters we need, because we don’t use many.
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The government have only a small majority in the House of Commons. I want to make it quite clear that this will not affect our ability to govern. Having been charged with the duties of Government we intend to carry out those duties.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution …
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At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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