British Quote by Tom Paulin Download Open image “I don't think the British carry a historical consciousness either.” — Tom Paulin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare British Consciousness Historical History Thinking
I'm a big champion of talking about Britain's colonial past but the important thing is not hiding it away and giving a true account… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
They don't think we're in touch with modern Britain, or understand modern Britain or like modern Britain. — Francis Maude Copy Share Image
We need to provide leadership, stability and confidence to the British people. We cannot indulge in parochial or nativist fantasies. — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
I'm resigned to the fact that the corseted history of America is not as exciting as that of Britain. — Felicia Day Copy Share Image
In Britain, British history is naturally a mainstream subject. Step outside your own narrow specialism, and you can find yourself treading on someone else's… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why. — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
Teaching the history of the British Empire links in with that of the world: for better and for worse, the Empire made us what… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
I think, generally, British people are more culturally cynical about the things that involve our own country. Especially the royals. — Claire Foy Copy Share Image
If there's one thing above all that sets me apart from Tony Blair it is this - I am not embarrassed to articulate the… — William Hague Copy Share Image
The very notion of Great Britain's 'greatness' is bound up with empire. Euro-scepticism and Little Englander nationalism could hardly survive if people understood whose… — Stuart Hall Copy Share Image
If there's one thing above all that sets me apart from Tony Blair, its this: Im not embarrassed to articulate the instincts of the… — William Hague Copy Share Image
Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity. — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
In my view the European culture carries a very heavy responsibility for the creation of Israel... it is a product of both British and… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
Many black people I know are proud of the Irish part of their heritage - an Irish grandparent, say - but they recognise that… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
I went to a grim Victorian school with classes of 40 or 50 children. It was a very rigid and unimaginative education, but it… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, in the north and the south of Ireland, intolerant habits are part of the fabric of emotion, part of the identity crisis which… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines. — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
I think protest and actions have to be organised against the Israelis and their backers. There needs to be a concerted high profile campaign… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
If you spend your life with academics, when you step outside, you realise there is this huge general readership that is almost impossible to… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
I'd love to work in the States; I'd love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play.… — Laura Carmichael Copy Share Image
I shot for French and British Vogue. The British Vogue one featured clothes by Chloe and was shot at Highgate and the John Soane… — Nan Goldin Copy Share Image
We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
No wonder that Churchill described this effort [the British codebreakers working at Bletchley Park] as "Britian"s secret weapon," a weapon far more effective than… — Peter Hilton Copy Share Image
When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear… — Nick Park Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Somebody said that part of my reaction to British cinema is actually, paradoxically, a patriotic one. I'm so disappointed that we're not better. — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks! — Sade Adu Copy Share Image
British Forces should be in a position to give back in a ten fold measure any attack that the Germans may attempt. — Frederick Banting Copy Share Image
Although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England the more the British identity disappears. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion. — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
