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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.

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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.
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A week is a long time in politics.
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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 office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.
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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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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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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.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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 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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All these financiers, all the little gnomes of Zürich and the other financial centres, about whom we keep on hearing.
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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 labour party is like a stage-coach.
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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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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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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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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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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In politics a week is a very long time.
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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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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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We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution …
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One man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
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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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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