Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn Professions : British Politician Born : October 6, 1910 Died : May 3, 2002 Browse All Authors Top 13 quotes by Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn I will fight for what I believe in until I drop dead. And that's what keeps you alive. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn alive fighting believe Think, think, think. It will hurt like hell at first, but you'll get used to it. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn learning hurt thinking I have never consciously exploited the fact that I am a woman. I wouldn't dare try that even if I knew how to. I have too much respect for my male colleagues to think they would be particualrly impressed. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn males trying thinking Large motorway flyovers are the cathedrals of the modern world. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn modern bridges world Why get rid of Chamberlain to put in Halifax? It's like getting rid of the organ-grinder to put in the monkey. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn halifax monkeys organs And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to talk socialism to keep up people's morale. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn eugenics war people It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn cry people promise In politics, guts is all. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn guts politics political And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will grow. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn height demand people Britain in the 1970s was undoubtedly an economic mess because of the oil price explosion. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn explosions economic oil He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the pit, his brother had been down the pit, and of course he would go down the pit. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn uncles dad brother I remember people who'd had a lot of hardship during the war. They'd thought we'd won. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn hardship war people You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation. Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn fragmentation ownership reason Similar Authors Bob Ainsworth british-politician Brian Donohoe british-politician Austin Mitchell british-politician Arthur Henderson british-politician Arnold Leese british-politician Anthony Crosland british-politician All Authors