The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.
HAROLD WILSONFrom 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.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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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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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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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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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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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We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
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A week is a long time in politics.
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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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Selsdon Man is designing a system of society for the ruthlessness and the pushing, the uncaring. His message to the rest is: you’re out on your own.
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The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
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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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