There is something utterly nauseating about a system of society which pays a harlot 25 times as much as it pays its prime minister, 250 times as much as it pays its members of Parliament and 500 times as much as it pays some of its ministers of religion.
HAROLD WILSONThere is something utterly nauseating about a system of society which pays a harlot 25 times as much as it pays its prime minister, 250 times as much as it pays its members of Parliament and 500 times as much as it pays some of its ministers of religion.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night’s sleep.
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I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase ‘freedom of the press’ used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all.
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Over and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned. They are sleep, and a sense of history.
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In politics a week is a very long time.
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The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
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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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This party is a bit like an old stagecoach. If you drive along at a rapid rate everyone aboard is either so exhilarated or so seasick that you don’t have a lot of difficulty.
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It is quite clear to me that the Tory Party will get rid of Mrs Thatcher in about 3 years time.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
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I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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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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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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