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.
HAROLD WILSONEvery 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.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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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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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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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase ‘freedom of the press’ used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all.
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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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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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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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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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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 at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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