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In politics a week is a very long time.

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.
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Abroadm Worth Currency Fourteen From Less Now Other Percent Pound So Term
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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All Allow Bite Different Dog Every Fail Licence Oen Return Taken Time View
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.
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Reject Restrain September Wage
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
I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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Optimist Raincoat Take
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.
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Freedom Freely Hear Little Nauseated Perhaps Phrase Press Use
I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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Going Government Labour
The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
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Industry Intensive Labor Monarchy
Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.
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Against Debate Dog Fun Insult Like Look No Something Whip
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.
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Benefit Carried Day Going Gossip May Sir
We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
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Redefine Restart Revolution Scientific Socialism Term
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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Along Argue Everybody Exhilarate Great Inside Next Rattle Seasick Speed Trouble
The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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Belief Bound Limit Only Power
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
Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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Chance Equal Everybody Fly Start
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

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