Hugh Gaitskell quotes
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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 GaitskellSource : "Hansard", House of Commons, 5th series, vol. 486, col. 849,
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“We could not have parliamentary sovereignty with a European Parliament.”
-- Hugh Gaitskell#Parliament Quotes #Sovereignty Quotes #Parliamentary Quotes
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“In the last few years we have learned to distinguish the means of Socialism from the ends.”
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“We really must keep under control, and pretty strict control, the area within which 'The Man in Whitehall' knows best.”
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“You still hear some people speaking as though we could decide whether the Common market existed or not.”
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Source : A.A. Gill (2008). “Previous Convictions: Assignments from Here and There”, p.80, Simon and Schuster
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Source : "This much I know". Interview with Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2009.
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“Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.”
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“The art of Frida Kahlo is a ribbon around a bomb.”
Source : "Surrealism and Painting". Book by André Breton, 1972.
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“Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror”
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“You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians.”
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“I really do enjoy making movies and I try to test myself on occasion with some different stuff.”
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