May I say, for the benefit of those who have been carried away by the gossip of the last few days, that I know what’s going on.
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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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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A week is a long time in politics.
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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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In politics a week is a very long time.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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[Criticizing as “appalingly complacent” a Conservative Government report that by the ’60s, Britain would be producing all the scientists needed] Of course we shall.
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We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
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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Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.
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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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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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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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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution …
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I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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