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 WILSONWe are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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Selsdon Man is designing a system of society for the ruthlessness and the pushing, the uncaring. His message to the rest is: you’re out on your own.
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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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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.
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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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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
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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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[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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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.
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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 Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.
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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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At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
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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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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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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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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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We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution …
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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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