All Jimmy Reid Quotes
- Arthur Scargill’s leadership of the miners’ strike has been a disgrace. The price to be paid for his folly will be immense. He will have… Arthur
- From the very depth of my being, I challenge the right of any man or any group of men, in business or in government, to… Any
- The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for them… Constant
- Government by the people for the people becomes meaningless unless it includes major economic decision-making by the people for the people. This is not simply… Becomes
- Dictators can fix up their entire families in good jobs, in or around government, and often do. In democracies, such a practice is frowned upon.… Abuse
- From the Olympian heights of an executive suite, in an atmosphere where your success is judged by the extent to which you can maximise profits,… Accountants
- It is in the public interest to know what our governors are up to. If they are up to doing good, then they are only… Good
- Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue is… Activity
- Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He collected… Burns
- When New Labour came to power, we got a Right-wing Conservative government. I came to realise that voting Labour wasn't in Scotland's interests any more.… Any
- A rat race is for rats. We're not rats. We're human beings. Reject the insidious pressures in society that would blunt your critical faculties to… Advancement