Best Tony Benn Sayings
- Marxism is now a world faith and must be allowed to enter into a continuous dialogue with other world faiths, including religious faiths Allowed
- It would be as unthinkable to try to construct the Labour Party without Marx as it would to be to establish university faculties of astronomy,anthropology… Anthropology
- She believes in something. It is an old-fashioned idea Believe
- Through talk, we tamed kings, restrained tyrants, averted revolution Averted
- I did not enter the Labour Party 47 years ago to have our manifesto written by Dr Mori, Dr Gallup and Mr Harris Ago
- A faith is something you die for; a doctrine is something you kill for; there is all the difference in the world All
- I think Mrs Thatcher did more damage to democracy, equality, internationalism, civil liberties, freedom in this country than any other Prime Minister this century. When… Admits
- I opposed the Suez war, I opposed the Falklands war. I opposed the Libyan bombing and I opposed the Gulf war and I never believed… Any
- I think the truth is that the Labour Party isn't believed any more because people suspect it will say anything to get votes. The rebuilding… All
- The Civil Service is a bit like a rusty weathercock. It moves with opinion then it stays where it is until another wind moves it… Bit
- When you get to No 10, you've climbed there on a little ladder called 'the status quo'. And when you are there, the status quo… Called
- I have had the advantage of a radical Christian upbringing Advantage
- In the end, the tragedy of Harold Wilson was that you couldn't believe a word he said Believe
- If I rescued a child from drowning, the press would no doubt headline the story: 'Benn grabs child Benn
- I am a public library Inspirational
- If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people. Find
- Making mistakes is how you learn. Inspirational
- I now want more time to devote to politics and more freedom to do so. Devote
- I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all frighten people and secondly, demoralise them. All
- Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself. Fear
- We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values. Capitalism
- The nature of the economic system should be a matter for public choice, and free market capitalism should not be accepted without any discussion of… Accepted
- My filing system is messy but orderly. Filing
- My day rotates around my family. I am very lucky. Day
- I see myself as an old man and an unqualified teacher to the nation. I think being a teacher is probably the most important thing… Important