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 WILSONTories never actually talk about getting rid of their leader, then suddenly there us a flash of steel between he shoulder-blades and rigormortis sets in.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution …
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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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At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
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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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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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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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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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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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If we don’t give science its proper place in our national life. We shall no doubt be training all the bullfighters we need, because we don’t use many.
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In politics a week is a very long time.
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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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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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