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title: "1 People Wiser Quotes By Clement Attlee"
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> [I believe that the foundation of democratic liberty is a willingness to believe that other people may perhaps be wiser than oneself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/i-believe-that-the-foundation-of-democratic-liberty-is-a-willingness/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

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## More by Clement Attlee

> [The real test of one's belief in the doctrine of Habeas Corpus is not when one demands its application on behalf of one's friends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/the-real-test-of-one-s-belief-in-the-doctrine-of-habeas-corpus-is-not/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/the-house-of-lords-is-like-a-glass-of-champagne-that-has-stood-for/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/i-must-remind-the-right-honourable-gentleman-that-a-monologue-is-not/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/not-churchill-sixty-five-old-for-a-churchill/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [Can't publish. Don't rhyme, don't scan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/can-t-publish-don-t-rhyme-don-t-scan/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [Man's material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/man-s-material-discoveries-have-outpaced-his-moral-progress/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [It's nice to keep in touch - besides, it's the only place in London where you can park a car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/it-s-nice-to-keep-in-touch-besides-it-s-the-only-place-in-london/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/you-will-be-judged-by-what-you-succeed-at-gentlemen-not-by-what-you/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [There is a denial of the value of the individual. Christianity affirms the value of each individual soul. Nazism denies it. The individual is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/there-is-a-denial-of-the-value-of-the-individual-christianity-affirms/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [The press lives on disaster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/the-press-lives-on-disaster/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [I am pleased to see from the laughter on the Ministerial benches that there is no implication on their part to take Sir Oswald…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/i-am-pleased-to-see-from-the-laughter-on-the-ministerial-benches-that/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [If you begin to consider yourself solely responsible to a political party, you're half-way to a dictatorship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/if-you-begin-to-consider-yourself-solely-responsible-to-a-political/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/i-am-a-diffident-man-i-find-it-hard-to-carry-on-a-conversation/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [Winston Churchill - fifty per cent genius, fifty per cent bloody fool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/winston-churchill-fifty-per-cent-genius-fifty-per-cent-bloody-fool/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

> [Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/charity-is-a-cold-grey-loveless-thing-if-a-rich-man-wants-to-help-the/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

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