Clement Attlee Quotes

Clement Attlee — English Leader born on January 03, 1883, died on October 08, 1967

Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee KG OM CH PC FRS was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. Attlee was the first person to hold the office of Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, serving under Winston Churchill in the wartime coalition government, before going on to lead the Labour Party to a landslide election victory in 1945 and a narrow victory in 1950. He became the first Labour Prime Minister ever to serve a full five-year term, as well as the first to command a Labour majority in Parliament, and remains the longest-ever serving Leader of the Labour Party... (wikipedia)

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days.

I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27.

Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.

The last of our enemies is laid low.