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> [The government have only a small majority in the House of Commons. I want to make it quite clear that this will not affect our ability to govern. Having been charged with the duties of Government we intend to carry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/the-government-have-only-a-small-majority-in-the-house-of-commons-i/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

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## More by Harold Wilson

> [The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/the-main-essentials-of-a-successful-prime-minister-are-sleep-and-a/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/the-monarchy-is-a-labor-intensive-industry/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase 'freedom of the press' used as freely as it is, knowing that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/i-get-a-little-nauseated-perhaps-when-i-hear-the-phrase-freedom-of/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [Selsdon Man is designing a system of society for the ruthlessness and the pushing, the uncaring. His message to the rest is: you're out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/selsdon-man-is-designing-a-system-of-society-for-the-ruthlessness-and/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [The cumulative effects of the economic and financial sanctions might well bring the rebellion to an end within a matter of weeks rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/the-cumulative-effects-of-the-economic-and-financial-sanctions-might/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister. Over and above communication and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/at-home-and-abroad-i-have-repeatedly-been-asked-what-are-the-main/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/i-m-at-my-best-in-a-messy-middle-of-the-road-muddle/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [Tories never actually talk about getting rid of their leader, then suddenly there us a flash of steel between he shoulder-blades and rigormortis sets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/tories-never-actually-talk-about-getting-rid-of-their-leader-then/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/i-m-an-optimist-but-an-optimist-who-carries-a-raincoat/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/he-who-rejects-change-is-the-architect-of-decay-the-only-human/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/the-labour-party-is-a-moral-crusade-or-it-is-nothing/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [On 5 September, when the TUC unanimously rejected wage restraint, it was the end of an era, and all the financiers, all the little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/on-5-september-when-the-tuc-unanimously-rejected-wage-restraint-it/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/whichever-party-is-in-office-the-treasury-is-in-power/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [The labour party is like a stage-coach. If you rattle along at great speed everybody inside is too exhilarated or too seasick to cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/the-labour-party-is-like-a-stage-coach-if-you-rattle-along-at-great/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

> [He who rejects change is the architect of decay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-wilson/he-who-rejects-change-is-the-architect-of-decay/)

[Harold Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-wilson/)

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