Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow. Roy Hattersley More Quotes by Roy Hattersley More Quotes From Roy Hattersley The proposition that Muslims are welcome in Britain if, and only if, they stop behaving like Muslims is a doctrine which is incompatible with the principles that guide a free society. Roy Hattersley ifs-andislamicwisdom Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance. Roy Hattersley acceptancesufferingevil One of the problems of our society is that we spend too much time thinking about punishment and not enough about prevention. Roy Hattersley preventionpunishmentthinking Labour has converted to Europe because Europe has converted to socialism. Roy Hattersley socialismlaboureurope The Labour Party can go into the next election united behind the most radical manifesto on which we have ever campaigned. Roy Hattersley electionnextparty Truth is suppressed, not to protect the country from enemy agents but to protect the Government of the day against the people. Roy Hattersley governmentcountrypeople In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme. Roy Hattersley ridiculouspoliticspolitical I've never known a time when the in-fighting in the Labour Party was so bitter. Roy Hattersley bitterpartyfighting A crucial contribution to the ideological argument ...it provides a vital part of the intellectual manifesto on which the battle for a better society can be fought Roy Hattersley argumentbattleintellectual We atheists have to accept that most believers are better human beings. Roy Hattersley believeracceptingatheist People who watch morning television are elderly, infirm or emotionally immature. Roy Hattersley elderlymorningpeople I've been in the Labour Party 50 years and it's 40-odd since I was elected to Parliament Roy Hattersley oddpartyyears In my opinion, any man who can afford to buy a newspaper should not be allowed to own one. Roy Hattersley newspapersopinionmen Indeed in my blue and white Sheffield Wednesday heart I applauded and supported his loyalty. Roy Hattersley loyaltyblueheart We’ve seen a feeling that politicians don’t deliver any more, and this I think is the most important thing, the multinational economy, multinational companies, the internet – all those things have taken power out of politicians’ hands. People rightly see politicians as not having the power and strength to do what they want them to do. Roy Hattersley world
