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Famous Tony Benn Quotes
“Through talk, we tamed kings, restrained tyrants, averted revolution”
“I have had the advantage of a radical Christian upbringing”
“In the end, the tragedy of Harold Wilson was that you couldn't believe a word he said”
“If I rescued a child from drowning, the press would no doubt headline the story: 'Benn grabs child”
“If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.”
“I now want more time to devote to politics and more freedom to do so.”
“Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself.”
“We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values.”
“When I think of Cool Britannia I think of old people dying of hypothermia.”
“Undoubtedly the war with Iraq was a tragedy. I think it was also a crime.”
“An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern.”
“The thought that my mother would suddenly be a foreigner would upset me very much.”