“I've been in politics all my life. In 1945, I committed my first act of civil disobedience during the election campaign for the first post-World War II general election, when the Labour Party, to everyone's amazement, ousted the Conservatives. I refused to obey the instructions of a policeman, and as a result, almost got a belt around the ear, because those were the days when policemen could hit children and nobody cared, they thought it was probably good for them.” WorldFirstsChildrenWarResultsPartyEarsElectionCommittedCampaignsPostsWar Of The WorldsLabourWorld War IiInstructionWorld War IBeltsDisobediencePolicemenCivil DisobedienceAmazementLabour PartyNobody CaresGeneral Elections Author:Patrick Stewart
“As a child, I heard in my home doctors and ambulance men say, 'Mrs. Stewart, you must've done something to provoke him.' 'Mrs. Stewart, it takes two to make an argument.' Wrong. Wrong! My mother did nothing to provoke that - and even if she had, violence is never ever a choice that a man should make. Ever.” IfsMenShouldChildrenTwoDoneHomeMotherChoicesPowerfulViolenceHeardArgumentDoctorsProvokingViolence Against WomenAmbulanceStop Violence Against Women Author:Patrick Stewart
“But as I grew up as a child, falling in love with the theater and Shakespeare, my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud.” ChildrenFallGrewHeroGrew UpTheaterFalling In LoveMy Hero Author:Patrick Stewart
“The people who could do most to improve the situation of so many women and children are in fact, men.” PeopleMenChildrenFactsSituation Author:Patrick Stewart
