America is now the dominant force and the only countervailing force is Europe. — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
I did not enter the Labour Party 47 years ago to have our manifesto written by Dr Mori, Dr Gallup and Mr Harris — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
The 1973 Labour Conference will have before it the most radical programme the Party has prepared since 1945. — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
People say that if we work for the Single European Act, women will get their rights, the water will be purer, and… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
When I saw how the European Union was developing, it was very obvious what they had in mind was not democratic. In… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
When Blair was elected leader of the Labour Party, he said, "New Labour is a new political party" - that was the… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
I think the truth is that the Labour Party isn't believed any more because people suspect it will say anything to get… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
I opposed the Suez war, I opposed the Falklands war. I opposed the Libyan bombing and I opposed the Gulf war and… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
The general election of 1983 has produced one important result that has passed virtually without comment in the media. It is that,… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Experience is the only real teacher and if you keep a diary you get three bites at educating yourself - when it happens, when… — Tony Benn Copy Share
Someone comes every morning at nine o'clock to see if I am still alive. I do get lonely, yes, but I have the children… — Tony Benn Copy Share
Middle class Labour leaders are recaptured by the establishment when they die. — Tony Benn Copy Share
Change from below, the formulation of demands from the populace to end unacceptable injustice, supported by direct action, has played a far larger part… — Tony Benn Copy Share
People would do well to ask themselves how many of their ambitions and aspirations derive from the type of economic system they inhabit and… — Tony Benn Copy Share
Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure. — Tony Benn Copy Share
You have to try to build support around causes. It is uniting to campaign on a single issue, and it is never just a… — Tony Benn Copy Share
Normally, people give up parliament because they want to do more business or spend more time with family. My wife said 'why don't you… — Tony Benn Copy Share
Food movement organic food stores supplies health food products and facilitate with instrumental support in organic agriculture. — Tony Benn Copy Share
We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values. — Tony Benn Copy Share
I think there are two ways in which people are controlled - first of all frighten people and secondly demoralize them. — Tony Benn Copy Share
People in debt become hopeless and hopeless people don’t vote. They always say that that everyone should vote but I think that if the… — Tony Benn Copy Share
Workers are not going to be fobbed off with a few shares...or by a carbon copy of the German system of co-determination. — Tony Benn Copy Share
No medieval monarch in the whole of British history ever had such power as every modern British Prime Minister has in his or her… — Tony Benn Copy Share
Having served in eleven Parliaments, it would be difficult to describe this as a maiden speech. It would be like Elizabeth Taylor appearing at… — Tony Benn Copy Share
