Stand not too near the rich man lest he destroy thee - and not too far away lest he forget thee.

Quote by Aneurin Bevan

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He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer...

He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer...

We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They...

We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They...

I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a...

I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a...

Reactionary: a man walking backwards with his face to the future.

Reactionary: a man walking backwards with his face to the future.

He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer...

He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer...

I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large...

I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large...

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.

It is not possible to create peace in the Middle East by jeopardizing the peace...

It is not possible to create peace in the Middle East by jeopardizing the peace...

The Prime Minister has an absolute genius for putting flamboyant labels on empty luggage.

The Prime Minister has an absolute genius for putting flamboyant labels on empty luggage.

Politics is a blood sport.

Politics is a blood sport.

I have never regarded politics as the arena of morals. It is the arena of...

I have never regarded politics as the arena of morals. It is the arena of...

He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.

He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.

This is my truth, tell me yours.

This is my truth, tell me yours.

Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable.

Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable.

It is an axiom, enforced by all the experience of the ages, that they who...

It is an axiom, enforced by all the experience of the ages, that they who...

Poor fellow, he suffers from files.

Poor fellow, he suffers from files.

Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable.

Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable.

I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.

I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.

This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius...

This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius...

The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme,...

The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme,...