[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 WILSONHe who rejects change is the architect of decay.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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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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Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.
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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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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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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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We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution …
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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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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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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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A week is a long time in politics.
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I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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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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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
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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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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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