[Criticizing as “appalingly complacent” a Conservative Government report that by the ’60s, Britain would be producing all the scientists needed] Of course we shall.
HAROLD WILSONOver and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned. They are sleep, and a sense of history.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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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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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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It is quite clear to me that the Tory Party will get rid of Mrs Thatcher in about 3 years time.
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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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In politics a week is a very long time.
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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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A week is a long time in politics.
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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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Tories 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.
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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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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 labour party is like a stage-coach.
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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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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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