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Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The way a government treats refugees is very

The way a government treats refugees is very instructive ... — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I believe the more difficult the circumstances, the

I believe the more difficult the circumstances, the more people will be inclined to trust those in charge at the moment. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Choice depends on the freedom to choose and

Choice depends on the freedom to choose and if you are shackled with debt you don't have the freedom to choose. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder

An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: When you get to No 10, you've climbed

When you get to No 10, you've climbed there on a little ladder called 'the status quo'. And when you are there, the status quo looks very good — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I think there are two ways in which

I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all frighten people and secondly, demoralise them. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The one thing that is absolutely essential is

The one thing that is absolutely essential is that there shouldn't be any governmental control [of the media] directly or indirectly. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: When we have a majority we will do

When we have a majority we will do it. I think the days of the Lords are quite genuinely numbered. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: A faith is something you die for, a

A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There is all the difference in the world. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: [I am against] the Treaty of Rome which

[I am against] the Treaty of Rome which entrenches laissez faire as its philosophy and chooses bureaucracy as its administrative method. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I've had a very full life, and I've

I've had a very full life, and I've enjoyed it very much. I've learned a great deal and feel indebted to all the people who have worked so hard. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I think democracy is the most revolutionary thing

I think democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world ... .because if you have power you use it to meet the needs of you and your community. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The Tory party is the enemy of democracy.

The Tory party is the enemy of democracy. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The people who have sacrificed their view in

The people who have sacrificed their view in order to get to the top have very often left no footprints in the sands of time. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Clement Attlee, who looked like a sadistic sanitary

Clement Attlee, who looked like a sadistic sanitary inspector... — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Encouragement is the most important thing in the

Encouragement is the most important thing in the world for young people, rather than league tables, which demoralise everyone. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Marxism is now a world faith and must

Marxism is now a world faith and must be allowed to enter into a continuous dialogue with other world faiths, including religious faiths — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: An MP is the only job where you

An MP is the only job where you have 70,000 employers, and only one employee. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Broadcasting is really too important to be left

Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The House of Lords is the British Outer

The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The 1973 Labour Conference will have before it

The 1973 Labour Conference will have before it the most radical programme the Party has prepared since 1945. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Food movement organic food stores supplies health food

Food movement organic food stores supplies health food products and facilitate with instrumental support in organic agriculture. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Thanks to the tabloid campaigns I have many

Thanks to the tabloid campaigns I have many death threats and I was very pleased to get another one the other day. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: When you think of the number of men

When you think of the number of men in the world who hate each other, why, when two men love each other, does the church split? — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: There is no moral difference between a Stealth

There is no moral difference between a Stealth bomber and a suicide bomber. They both kill innocent people for political reasons. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: It is obvious I shall have to abandon

It is obvious I shall have to abandon my hopes of getting the Queen's head off the stamps. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The flag of radicalism which has been hoisted

The flag of radicalism which has been hoisted in Wolverhampton is beginning to look like the one that fluttered 25 years ago over Dachau and Belsen — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty

If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: After fifteen years I have decided to resign

After fifteen years I have decided to resign my membership of the Dennis The Menace Fanclub. It
brought me no benefits worth mentioning. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: She believes in something. It is an old-fashioned

She believes in something. It is an old-fashioned idea — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I now want more time to devote to

I now want more time to devote to politics and more freedom to do so. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The crisis that we inherit when we come

The crisis that we inherit when we come to power will be the occasion for fundamental change and not the excuse for postponing it — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: My day rotates around my family. I am

My day rotates around my family. I am very lucky. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: If ever I left the House of Commons

If ever I left the House of Commons it would be because I wanted to spend more time on politics. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Through me the energy policy of the whole

Through me the energy policy of the whole Common Market is being held up. Without opening old wounds, it pleases me no end. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I was stunned with outrage.

I was stunned with outrage. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: If I rescued a child from drowning, the

If I rescued a child from drowning, the press would no doubt headline the story: 'Benn grabs child — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: It is tempting to deny, but if you

It is tempting to deny, but if you deny you confirm what you won't deny. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Britain today is suffering from galloping obsolescence.

Britain today is suffering from galloping obsolescence. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I'd rather die on my feet making a

I'd rather die on my feet making a speech than die of Alzheimer's - and that's what I'm planning to do. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: It is wholly wrong to blame Marx for

It is wholly wrong to blame Marx for what was done in his name, as it is to blame Jesus for what was done in his — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Making mistakes is how you learn.

Making mistakes is how you learn. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Britain is the only colony in the British

Britain is the only colony in the British Empire and it is up to us now to liberate ourselves. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Middle class Labour leaders are recaptured by the

Middle class Labour leaders are recaptured by the establishment when they die. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I am on the right wing of the

I am on the right wing of the middle of the road and with a strong radical bias. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: What power have you got? Where did you

What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And how can we get rid of you — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I don't make mistakes. I make predictions which

I don't make mistakes. I make predictions which immediately turn out to be wrong. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Workers are not going to be fobbed off

Workers are not going to be fobbed off with a few shares ... or by a carbon copy of the German system of co-determination. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I can't go to bed if I haven't

I can't go to bed if I haven't done my diary. I always record them just as I've always recorded all my interviews and speeches. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: When I think of Cool Britannia I think

When I think of Cool Britannia I think of old people dying of hypothermia. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I am a public library

I am a public library — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The uncut diaries are 16 million words. It's

The uncut diaries are 16 million words. It's very tiring to do your diary every night before you go to bed. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: If we can find the money to kill

If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Most things in life are moments of pleasure

Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Some of the jam we thought was for

Some of the jam we thought was for tomorrow, we've already eaten — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I think very often the boat-rockers turn out

I think very often the boat-rockers turn out to be the people who are building the craft — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I've made every mistake - but mistakes are

I've made every mistake - but mistakes are how you learn. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Britain's continuing membership of the Community would mean

Britain's continuing membership of the Community would mean the end of Britain as a completely self-governing nation — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: On the National Executive sat Charles Clarke, looking

On the National Executive sat Charles Clarke, looking like a rather manky chimpanzee with his unkempt beard, jug ears and his air of surly aggression. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The Marxist analysis has got nothing to do

The Marxist analysis has got nothing to do with what happened in Stalin's Russia: it's like blaming Jesus Christ for the Inquisition in Spain. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The thought that my mother would suddenly be

The thought that my mother would suddenly be a foreigner would upset me very much. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Howay yabastaaz I'll t-t-take the f-f-fuckin lorrayaz! Am

Howay yabastaaz I'll t-t-take the f-f-fuckin lorrayaz! Am fuckin al reet me man. Why aye! — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: At the end of my life, I was

At the end of my life, I was told to vote for it for pensioners; I' m not in favour of means tests for pensioners or anybody. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The Internet is only the street corner meeting

The Internet is only the street corner meeting on a big scale — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I did not enter the Labour Party 47

I did not enter the Labour Party 47 years ago to have our manifesto written by Dr Mori, Dr Gallup and Mr Harris — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: Undoubtedly the war with Iraq was a tragedy.

Undoubtedly the war with Iraq was a tragedy. I think it was also a crime. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I have had the advantage of a radical

I have had the advantage of a radical Christian upbringing — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: We are not just here to manage capitalism

We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The Labour party has never been a socialist

The Labour party has never been a socialist party, although there have always been socialists in it - a bit like Christians in the Church of England. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I pledge no fudge of compromise', said Arthur

I pledge no fudge of compromise', said Arthur Scargill, 'and no carrots of redundancy'. That would make a nice epitaph for him. 'He pledged no fudge'. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The exhaustion of old age is something people

The exhaustion of old age is something people who are younger don't fully appreciate. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I think if you're going to be committed

I think if you're going to be committed to doing anything, you really have to care about it, and I suppose that is a romantic idea. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: I am not a reluctant peer but a

I am not a reluctant peer but a persistent commoner — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: The Prime Minister keeps me on around here

The Prime Minister keeps me on around here because I make him look good. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: My filing system is messy but orderly.

My filing system is messy but orderly. — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: In developing our industrial strategy for the period

In developing our industrial strategy for the period ahead, we have the benefit of much experience. Almost everything has been tried at least once — Tony Benn

Tony Benn Quotes By Tony Benn: In the end, the tragedy of Harold Wilson

In the end, the tragedy of Harold Wilson was that you couldn't believe a word he said — Tony Benn