“Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters.”
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Famous Tony Benn Quotes
“The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians.”
“Some of the jam we thought was for tomorrow, we've already eaten”
Source: Speeches
Source: Arguments for socialism
“Through talk, we tamed kings, restrained tyrants, averted revolution”
Source: Speeches
Source: The end of an era: diaries, 1980-90
“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.”