Harold MacMillan

If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly not get it from their…

— Harold MacMillan

I am MacWonder one moment and MacBlunder the next.

— Harold MacMillan

If ever the call comes to them, the young will go straight from the ranks of the neutralists into the ranks of…

— Harold MacMillan

“I'd like that translated if I may. British Prime Minster Harold Macmillan on Nikita Khruschev's shoe banging at the UN General Assembly…

— Harold Macmillan

It is, of course, a trite observation to say that we live "in a period of transition." Many people have said this…

— Harold MacMillan

History is apt to judge harshly those who sacrifice tomorrow for today.

— Harold MacMillan

I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.

— Harold MacMillan

As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none…

— Harold MacMillan

If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency. Decency is very good. Better decent than indecent.…

— Harold MacMillan

He is forever poised between a cliche and an indiscretion.

— Harold MacMillan

The only quality needed for an MP is the ability to write a good letter.

— Harold MacMillan