"This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time."

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Source : Speech at Blackpool 24 May 1945, in Daily Herald 25 May 1945

Aneurin Bevan

#Islands Quotes #Fishing Quotes #Coal Quotes

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“It is our taste that decides against Christianity now, no longer our reasons.”
“I'm not perfect, but those flaws make an interesting person.”
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“The Golden Rule works like gravitation.”

Source : "Cleveland Address". "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", 10th edition, 1919.
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“Very unconscious people experience their own ego through its reflection in others.Â When you realize that what you react to in others is also in you (and sometimes only in you), you begin to become aware of your own ego.”

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