Great Throughts Treasury

"All of us must rid ourselves of the illusion that we can buy our way out of the problems of today by mortgaging the future."

"A diplomat is a man who thinks twice before he says nothing."

"Abhorrence of apartheid is a moral attitude, not a policy."

"I am not a product of privilege, I am a product of opportunity"

"It is the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism."

"We feel that you should take an active role in world affairs,"

"We may be a small island, but we are not a small people."

"I have no interest in sailing around the world. Not that there is any lack of requests for me to do so."

"The unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism."

"Ocean racing is like standing under a cold shower tearing up ?5 notes."

"There are some who fear that, in going into Europe, we in some way will sacrifice independence and democracy.....These fears I need hardly add are completely unjustified."

"We are the trade union for pensioners and children, the trade union for the disabled and the sick... the trade union for the nation as a whole."

"Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed."