If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly not get it from their politicians.

Quote by Harold Macmillan

Topics: Politicians Quotes, Politics Quotes

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel...

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel...

It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.

It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.

Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but...

Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but...

Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.

Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.

If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They...

If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They...

I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that...

I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that...

We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine...

We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine...

It's no use crying over spilt summits.

It's no use crying over spilt summits.

Britain's most useful role is somewhere between bee and dinosaur.

Britain's most useful role is somewhere between bee and dinosaur.

He is forever poised between a cliche and an indiscretion.

He is forever poised between a cliche and an indiscretion.

It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.

It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.

I have never found in a long experience of politics that criticism is ever inhibited...

I have never found in a long experience of politics that criticism is ever inhibited...

Once the bear's hug has got you, it is apt to be for keeps.

Once the bear's hug has got you, it is apt to be for keeps.

To be alive at all involves some risk.

To be alive at all involves some risk.

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of...

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of...

A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.

A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.

In long experience I find that a man who trusts nobody is apt to be...

In long experience I find that a man who trusts nobody is apt to be...

Good judgement comes from experience. Sometimes, experience comes from bad judgement.

Good judgement comes from experience. Sometimes, experience comes from bad judgement.

We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.

We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...