Hugh Gaitskell Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Surely the right course is to test the Russians, not the bombs.”
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“It does mean, if this is the idea, the end of Britain as an independent European state...it means the end of a thousand years of history.”
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“Let us not forget that we can never go farther than we can persuade at least half of the people to go.”
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“In recent years, hours of work have been reduced, holidays have been increased, the age of entry into employment has gone up, and above all, our general health and expectation of life as a people have markedly improved. It is a natural corollary of these changes that we should work longer and retire later.”
-- Hugh Gaitskell
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