Over and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned. They are sleep, and a sense of history.
HAROLD WILSONThe office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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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 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 an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution …
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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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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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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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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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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 government have only a small majority in the House of Commons. I want to make it quite clear that this will not affect our ability to govern. Having been charged with the duties of Government we intend to carry out those duties.
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The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
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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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A week is a long time in politics.
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