Ben Chifley quotes
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“One man and a dozen fools would govern better than one man alone.”
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“We have a great objective - the light on the hill - which we aim to reach by working for the betterment of mankind not only here but anywhere we may give a helping hand. If it were not for that, the Labour movement would not be worth fighting for…”
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“It's no good crying over spilt milk; all we can do is bail up another cow”
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“Never is liberty more easily lost than when we think we are defending it.”
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“No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.”
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“Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.”
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“The soul of the slave, the soul of the "little man," is as dear to me as the soul of the great.”
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Source : A. E. Housman (2012). “A Shropshire Lad”, p.43, Courier Corporation
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“One man and a dozen fools would govern better than one man alone.”
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“A dozen press agents working overtime can do terrible things to the human spirit.”
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“Peter Shilton conceded five, you don't get many of those to the dozen”
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