We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution …
HAROLD WILSONIf I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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[Criticizing as “appalingly complacent” a Conservative Government report that by the ’60s, Britain would be producing all the scientists needed] Of course we shall.
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I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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A week is a long time in politics.
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If you rattle along at great speed everybody inside is too exhilarated or too seasick to cause any trouble. But if you stop everybody gets out and argues about where to go next.
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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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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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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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One man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
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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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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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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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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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