Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking. Clement Attlee More Quotes by Clement Attlee More Quotes From Clement Attlee Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim. Clement Attlee charity want men No social system will bring us happiness, health and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism. Clement Attlee materialism inspired money When we are returned to power we want to put in the statute book an act which will make our people citizens of the world before they are citizens of this country. Clement Attlee country book people If you begin to consider yourself solely responsible to a political party, you're half-way to a dictatorship. Clement Attlee political party half I believe that the foundation of democratic liberty is a willingness to believe that other people may perhaps be wiser than oneself. Clement Attlee liberty believe people You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt Clement Attlee boardwalk-empire succeed gentleman A period of silence on your part would be welcome. Clement Attlee silence appreciated would-be A Tory minister can sleep in ten different women's beds in a week. A Labour minister gets it in the neck if he looks at his neighbour's wife over the garden fence. Clement Attlee wife garden sleep We have absolutely abandoned any idea of nationalist loyalty. We are deliberately putting a world order before our loyalty to our own country. Clement Attlee loyalty order country Winston Churchill - fifty per cent genius, fifty per cent bloody fool. Clement Attlee fool genius fifty Man's material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress. Clement Attlee progress discovery men Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great. Clement Attlee politics historical children If the money wasted on arms could be used to help the less developed nations, that would probably be a greater blow against the Communist danger than anything else. Clement Attlee arms blow helping In a life and death struggle, we cannot afford to leave our destinies in the hands of failures. Clement Attlee destiny struggle war A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement Clement Attlee judgement clever people I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27. Clement Attlee chinese clever numbers An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it. Clement Attlee downing-street taxi empty I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. Clement Attlee gentleman political decision The real test of one's belief in the doctrine of Habeas Corpus is not when one demands its application on behalf of one's friends but of one's enemies. Clement Attlee tests real enemy There is a denial of the value of the individual. Christianity affirms the value of each individual soul. Nazism denies it. The individual is sacrificed to the idol of the German Leader, German State or the German race. The ordinary citizen is allowed to hear and think only as the rulers decree. Clement Attlee race idols thinking
