Jo Grimond quotes
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“The trouble with the Labour Party is that they don't really believe in Socialism, but they cannot wholeheartedly approve of private enterprise either.”
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“In bygone days, commanders were taught that when in doubt, they should march their troops towards the sound of gunfire. I intend to march my troops towards the sound of gunfire.”
-- Jo GrimondSource : Speech at Liberal Party Annual Assembly, 14 Sept. 1963, in Guardian 16 Sept. 1963
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“Our long-term objective is clear: to replace the Labour Party as the progressive wing of politics in this country.”
-- Jo GrimondSource : Said in November 1953. "The Liberal Dilemma". Book by Alan Watkins, p. 91, 1966.
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“The state owned monopolies are among the greatest millstones round the neck of the economy...Liberals must stress at all times the virtues of the market, not only for efficiency but to enable the widest possible choice...Much of what Mrs Thatcher and Sir Keith Joseph say and do is in the mainstream of liberal philosophy.”
-- Jo GrimondSource : "The Future of Liberalism: The Inaugural Eighty Club Lecture". Book by Jo Grimond, 1980.
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“We shall experience the final defeat of liberalism not when immigration but when emigration is forbidden”
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“After listening to the debate on unemployment I can see a danger that Liberals lose to the Tories their claim to have new and sensible ideas and are left saying "Me too" to a Socialist conventional wisdom which is failing...The salient need of this country to produce more and much more efficiently hardly figured on the agenda.”
-- Jo GrimondSource : The Sunday Times, September 19, 1976.
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“I have long believed that women should play a much bigger part in our affairs.”
-- Jo GrimondSource : Jo Grimond (1979). “Memoirs”, David & Charles Publishers
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Source : "Thai opposition views new election" by Ram Ramgopal, edition.cnn.com. April 4, 2006.
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“I used to believe in forever, but forever's too good to be true”
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“No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.”
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