A faith is something you die for; a doctrine is something you kill for; there is all the difference in the world — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Encouragement is the most important thing in the world for young people, rather than league tables, which demoralise everyone. — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Nelson Mandela was a terrorist. And then he wins the world peace prize and becomes president of South Africa. That's how change… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Marxism is now a world faith and must be allowed to enter into a continuous dialogue with other world faiths, including religious… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
My alternative to American superpower is the UN and I might add when China becomes the worlds greatest superpower you will need… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Remember, imperialism is always presented as humanitarian: the white man's burden, the cross going round the world, the poor benighted natives, the… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
I think democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world….because if you have power you use it to meet the needs… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
The New York Times said, "There are two superpowers in the world: the United States and the world peace movement." — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
If I were the American President I would rather be popular than have the power the destroy the world because however many… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
I think if you do have democracy it would transform the world because if the millions of people who die live on… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
The First World War created the Second World War because that was a war between three grandsons of Queen Victoria: The King… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
If democracy is ever to be threatened, it will not be by revolutionary groups burning government offices and occupying the broadcasting and… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
When you think of the number of men in the world who hate each other, why, when two men love each other,… — 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
