There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch. Harold MacMillan More Quotes by Harold MacMillan More Quotes From Harold MacMillan Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living. Harold MacMillan tradition doe mean Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set. Harold MacMillan life-and-death party fear After a long life I have come to the conclusion that when all the Establishment is united it is always wrong. Harold MacMillan conclusion establishment long He (Aneurin Bevan) enjoys prophesying the imminent fall of the capitalist system, and is prepared to play a part, any part, in its burial, except that of mute. Harold MacMillan mute play fall I am MacWonder one moment and MacBlunder the next. Harold MacMillan next moments It is a good thing to be laughed at. It is better than to be ignored. Harold MacMillan ignored laughed good-things When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away. Harold MacMillan going-away actors fall You can hardly say boo to a goose in the House of Commons now without cries of "Ungentlemanly," "Not fair" and all the rest. Harold MacMillan cry politics house (A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion. Harold MacMillan cliche diplomacy forever To be alive at all involves some risk. Harold MacMillan risk alive trying It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool Harold MacMillan has-beens fool said Britain's most useful role is somewhere between bee and dinosaur. Harold MacMillan dinosaurs roles bees If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly not get it from their politicians. Harold MacMillan purpose want people Revolt by all means, but only on one issue at a time. To do more would be to confuse the whips. Harold MacMillan issues political mean I have never found criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance. Harold MacMillan criticism ignorance found It isn't those who always addressing each other as comrade who necessarily show the most brotherly feelings. Harold MacMillan brotherly shows feelings We believe that unless we give opportunity to the strong and able, we shall never have the means to provide real protection for the weak and the old. Harold MacMillan strong real believe It was a storm in a tea cup, but in politics we sail in paper boats. Harold MacMillan storm paper tea Once the bear's hug has got you, it is apt to be for keeps. Harold MacMillan hug bears As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound. Harold MacMillan usual sound ideas
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