Britain Quotes
700 Britain quotes by 462 unique authors
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I think until Britain acknowledges just how much of a presence black people had here before the Sixties, then there are certain stories that are…
— David Oyelowo
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I went back in British history. Some 204 people died there after a mine collapsed in 1838. In 1866, 361 miners died in Britain. In…
— Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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In Great Britain, governments often change their policies without changing their men. In France, they usually change their men without changing their policy.
— Winston Churchill
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Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has grown with the years not just of Germany but of…
— Douglas Hurd
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Europe is my continent, not my country
— John Redwood
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We have many times led Europe in the fight for freedom. It would be an ignoble end to our long history if we tamely accepted…
— Anthony Eden
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Whether we like it or not we are consideably bound to Europe.
— Stanley Baldwin
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They seem to have moved from total opposition to total subservience.
— John Major
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It does mean, if this is the idea, the end of Britain as an independent European state...it means the end of a thousand years of…
— Hugh Gaitskell
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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…
— James Callaghan
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It has been suggested by some people in this country that I and my Government will be a 'soft touch' in the Community. In case…
— Margaret Thatcher
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I believe we should continue to have a partnership of national states each retaining the right to protect its vital interests, but developing more effectively…
— Margaret Thatcher
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I was turned out because I said to Europe no, no, no. That no, no , no has now turned into yes, yes. Two yes's…
— Margaret Thatcher
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We weren't getting a fair deal on the budget and I wasn't going to have it. There's a great strand of equity and fairness in…
— Margaret Thatcher
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When will Labour learn that you cannot build Jerusalem in Brussels.
— Margaret Thatcher
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Yes, the Commission wants to increase its powers, Yes, it is a non-elected body and I do not want the Commission to increase its powers…
— Margaret Thatcher
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I must be absolutely clear about this. Britain cannot accept the present situation on the budget. It is demonstrably unjust. It is politically indefensible. I…
— Margaret Thatcher
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I think our support for the EEC has been very half-hearted. You really cannot join any group of nations and spend all your time criticizing…
— Margaret Thatcher
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I can cope with nine of them, so they ought to be able to stand one of me. They could end the tiresomeness and stubbornness…
— Margaret Thatcher
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I have the money and they won't get their hands on it.
— Margaret Thatcher
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