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.
HAROLD WILSONOne man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
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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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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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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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One man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
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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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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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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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If the Tories get in, in five years no one will be able to afford to buy an egg.
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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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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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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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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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At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
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