James Callaghan Quotes
- I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is…
- Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.
- The surtax payers, having been soaked, have found a way to get out of the rain.
- You never reach the promised land. You can march towards it
- I am rather in favour of dealing with teenage hooliganism.
- The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do…
- There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.
- I've never been one to say that Britain was joining a happy band of brothers.
- Society today is so organised that every individual group has the power to disrupt it. How is their power to be channelled into constructive channels?
- We used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending. I…
- If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.
- Those who advocate devaluation are calling for a reduction in the wage levels and the real wage standards of every member of the working class.
- I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today.
- If Britain becomes a member of the Community, it will be healthier for Britain, advantageous for Europe, and a gain for the whole world. I…
- There are no instant solutions.
- A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.
- A leader has to appear consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.
- A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on.
- You can never reach the promised land. You can march towards it.
- Your strike will not win. You cannot be allowed to succeed.