I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night’s sleep.
HAROLD WILSONThe Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.
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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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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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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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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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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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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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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Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.
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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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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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In politics a week is a very long time.
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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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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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Every dog is allowed one bite, but a different view is taken of a dog that goes on biting all the time. He may not get his licence returned when it falls due.
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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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