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At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.

Harold Wilson

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.
HAROLD WILSON

Abroadm Worth Currency Fourteen From Less Now Other Percent Pound So Term
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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Athlete Christian Constitution Early Endurance Mother Office President Require
A week is a long time in politics.
HAROLD WILSON

Long Politics Time Weak
On 5 September, when the TUC unanimously rejected wage restraint, it was the end of an era, and all the financiers, all the little gnomes in Zürich and other finance centres about whom we keep on hearing, had started to make their dispositions in regard to sterling.
HAROLD WILSON

Reject Restrain September Wage
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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Bullfighter Life Many National Proper Science Training Use
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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Five Nauseat Pay Prime Minister Society Something System Times Twenty Utterly
I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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Optimist Raincoat Take
We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution …
HAROLD WILSON

Redefine Restate Revolution Scientific Socialism Term
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.
HAROLD WILSON

Benefit Carried Day Going Gossip May Sir
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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Ambition Average Country Every Government Income Labour Present Worker
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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Ability Asset Believe Good Night Greatest Jhead Sleep State
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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Above Communication Factor History Mention Over Sense Sleep Vigilance
One man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
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Another Increase Man One Price Wage
The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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Coach Labour Party Stage
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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Along Apart Bit Difficulty Drive Either Everyone Exhilarate Lot Rapid Seasick
The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
HAROLD WILSON

Crusade Labour More Nothing Party

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