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 WILSONEverybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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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All these financiers, all the little gnomes of Zürich and the other financial centres, about whom we keep on hearing.
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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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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.
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Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.
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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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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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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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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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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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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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