Why should I question the monkey when I can question the organ grinder. — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
He has the lucidity which is the by-product of a fundamentally sterile mind. — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
Listening to a speech by [Neville] Chamberlain is like paying a visit to Woolworth's, everything in its place and nothing above sixpence. — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
There is only one hope for mankind — and that is democratic Socialism. — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
[Winston Churchill] never spares himself in conversation. He gives himself so generously that hardly anyone else is permitted to give anything in… — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
Stand not too near the rich man lest he destroy thee - and not too far away lest he forget thee. — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at… — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme, a bogy man will do. — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable. — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means. — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
The worst thing I can say about democracy is that it has tolerated the right hon. Gentleman for four and a half years. — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
He has the lucidity which is the by-product of a fundamentally sterile mind. He does not have to struggle... with the crowded pulsations of… — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
I know that the right kind of leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine who must not in any way permit… — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image