In politics a week is a very long time.
HAROLD WILSONOne man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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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 Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.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 office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.
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The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
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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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At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
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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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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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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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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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