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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.

Harold Wilson

Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
HAROLD WILSON

Chance Equal Everybody Fly Start
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.
HAROLD WILSON

Ability Affect Common Duty Government House Majority Make Quite Small
I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
HAROLD WILSON

Best Messy Middle Muddle Road
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
The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
HAROLD WILSON

Crusade Labour More Nothing Party
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.
HAROLD WILSON

Freedom Freely Hear Little Nauseated Perhaps Phrase Press Use
We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
HAROLD WILSON

Redefine Restart Revolution Scientific Socialism Term
Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
HAROLD WILSON

Office Party Power Whichever
Tories never actually talk about getting rid of their leader, then suddenly there us a flash of steel between he shoulder-blades and rigormortis sets in.
HAROLD WILSON

Actual Blade Flash Leader never Rigormortis Set Shoulder Suddenly Talk
The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
HAROLD WILSON

Industry Intensive Labor Monarchy
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
Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No.
HAROLD WILSON

Common Crawling Fair Give Head Held High Market Negotiate Negotiation Wind
In politics a week is a very long time.
HAROLD WILSON

Long Politics Time Very Week
If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
HAROLD WILSON

Choice Smoke Vinegar
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.
HAROLD WILSON

Along Apart Bit Difficulty Drive Either Everyone Exhilarate Lot Rapid Seasick
Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.
HAROLD WILSON

Against Debate Dog Fun Insult Like Look No Something Whip

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