Britain Quote by Tony Benn Download Open image “Britain is the only colony in the British Empire and it is up to us now to liberate ourselves.” — Tony Benn ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Britain British British empire Colony Empires
If we don't stop behaving like the British Empire, we will end up like the British Empire. — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire. — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
It is said that the British Empire is very large and respectable, and that the United States are a first-rate power. We do not… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Be Briton still to Britain true, Among oursel's united; For never but by British hands Maun British wrangs be righted. — Robert Burns Copy Share Image
The British Empire has advanced to a new conception of autonomyand freedom, to the idea of a system of British nations, each freely ordering… — George VI Copy Share Image
It's the UK: We have to get beyond that imperialist state. I think that kind of imperialist, hierarchical, elitist state has made it easier to basically shaft everybody in the country, which it's been doing for the last thirty years. It has also sort of made it more difficult for England to fulfill its destiny, which in my mind is… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share
“The long-term integrity of the empire would not be assured by warm words alone. Britain"s own position in the empire had changed. Once, the country been the engine room of empire, the productive heart of the beast. But with Britain becoming more like a boardroom, investing money, taking decisions, but essentially living off the labor of others, and off the… — Charles Emmerson Copy Share
The British happened to the rest of the world. Now the world happens to Britain. — Andrew Marr Copy Share Image
Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
In both world wars, Britain understood that our national sovereignty could only endure if we cooperated with other nations. That our fate is inexorably… — Ed Davey Copy Share Image
Experience is the only real teacher and if you keep a diary you get three bites at educating yourself - when it happens, when… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Someone comes every morning at nine o'clock to see if I am still alive. I do get lonely, yes, but I have the children… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Middle class Labour leaders are recaptured by the establishment when they die. — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Change from below, the formulation of demands from the populace to end unacceptable injustice, supported by direct action, has played a far larger part… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
People would do well to ask themselves how many of their ambitions and aspirations derive from the type of economic system they inhabit and… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure. — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
You have to try to build support around causes. It is uniting to campaign on a single issue, and it is never just a… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Normally, people give up parliament because they want to do more business or spend more time with family. My wife said 'why don't you… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Food movement organic food stores supplies health food products and facilitate with instrumental support in organic agriculture. — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values. — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
I think there are two ways in which people are controlled - first of all frighten people and secondly demoralize them. — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
People in debt become hopeless and hopeless people don’t vote. They always say that that everyone should vote but I think that if the… — Tony Benn 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
In Britain, the press want to kill a show by revealing what's coming up and spoiling the pleasure. — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share Image
If we don't like modern Britain, then it is very unlikely that modern Britain will like us. — Damian Green Copy Share Image
It is time Britain put its trust back into the Labour Party. I believe I am the candidate that can make this happen precisely… — Diane Abbott Copy Share Image
The establishment in Britain is certainly against the arts and against education. If something doesn't make a profit, it's invalid, and art doesn't make… — Peter Maxwell Davies Copy Share Image
We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people; they disliked… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I think the first person to call me 'Britain's Obama' was Martin Bright at the New Statesman. Harriet Harman made the comparison once at… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
As for whether what happened in Britain improves[Donald] Trump's chances of winning, I don't think so. He has the same chances; we may just… — Christopher Michael Cillizza Copy Share Image
Britain, like other European states, is not and never will again be in the top-world-power league, so its male leaders can afford to play… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image