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 WILSONEverybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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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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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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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 office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.
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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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A week is a long time in politics.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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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The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
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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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
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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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In politics a week is a very long time.
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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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