“Nearly all Italian officers speak French.” SpeakTalkingItalianOfficersSpeaks French Author:Hugh Dalton
“The Board of Trade Make Do and Mend campaign is intended to help you get the last ounce of wear out of all your clothes” HelpingLastsClothesTradeCampaignsBoards Author:Hugh Dalton
“It is fundamental to Socialism that we should liquidate the British Empire as soon as we can.” ShouldFundamentalsBritishSocialismEmpiresBritish Empire Author:Stafford Cripps
“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.” ChristianBitsChurchPartyEnglandLabourSocialistLabour PartyChurch Of EnglandSocialist Party Author:Tony Benn
“Undoubtedly the war with Iraq was a tragedy. I think it was also a crime.” ThinkingWarCrimeTragedyIraq Author:Tony Benn
“When I saw how the European Union was developing, it was very obvious what they had in mind was not democratic. In Britain, you vote for a government so the government has to listen to you, and if you don't like it you can change it.” IfsMindGovernmentChangeDemocracySawsListeningEuropeVoteElectionUnionsDemocraticObviousDevelopingBritainVotingGoverningEuropean Union Author:Tony Benn
“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.” PeopleOrderLeftViewsSandFootprintSands Of Time Author:Tony Benn
“Every day, I get closer to God. Every day, my will to do the right thing gets stronger.” StrongerRight Thing Author:DMX
“Experience is the only real teacher and if you keep a diary you get three bites at educating yourself - when it happens, when you write it down, and when you reread it and realise you were wrong. Making mistakes is part of life. The only things I would feel ashamed of would be if I had said things I hadn't believed in order to get on. Some politicians do do that.” IfsFeelsWritingSaidRealHappensWould BeOrderThreeMistakeTeacherPoliticianDown AndAshamedMaking MistakesRealisingBitesDiariesParts Of LifeEducating Yourself Author:Tony Benn
“Democracy is not just voting every 5 years and watching 'Big Brother' in between and wondering why nothing happens. Democracy is what we do and say where we live and work” YearsBigsHappensWonderDemocracyBrotherThings HappenVoting Author:Tony Benn
