"Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking."

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Source : Speech at Oxford, 14 June 1957, in The Times 15 June 1957

Clement Attlee

#Freedom Quotes #Mean Quotes #Government Quotes

“There seems to be an assumption that if you're offended by movie brutality, you are somehow playing into the hands of the people who want censorship. But this would deny those of us who don't believe in censorship the use of the only counter-balance: the freedom of the press to say that there's anything conceivably damaging in these films - the freedom to analyze their implications. ... How can people go on talking about the dazzling brilliance of movies and not notice that the directors are sucking up to the thugs in the audience?”
“While tenderness of feeling and susceptibility to generous emotions are accidents of temperament, goodness is an achievement of the will and a quality of the life.”
“Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.”
“My children have no prejudices at all. My own brother-in-law is Jewish!”
“I think the world of Chuck Berry.”
“The primitive simplicity of their minds renders them a more easy prey to a big lie than a small one.”
“I sing a mixture of everything from opera, folk music, Broadway. It's a mix of things.”
“Learn to convert the discomfort of discipline into the satisfaction of personal growth.”

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