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The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.

~Aneurin Bevan

Topics: Able Away Getting Give Power Purpose

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It is an axiom, enforced by all the experience of the ages, that they who rule industrially will rule politically.

~Aneurin Bevan

Topics: Ages Axiom Enforced Experience Politically Rule Who Will

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He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.

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Topics: Determined He Like Make Seems Sound Tin Trumpet Whistle

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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.

~Aneurin Bevan

Topics: Coal Could Fish Genius Island Made Mainly Only Organizing Produce Same Same Time Shortage Surrounded Time

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Politics is a blood sport.

~Aneurin Bevan

Topics: Blood Politics Sport

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I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.

~Aneurin Bevan

Topics: Continuous Fiction Form Newspapers Read

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I have never regarded politics as the arena of morals. It is the arena of interest.

~Aneurin Bevan

Topics: Arena Interest Morals Never Politics Regarded

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We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down.

~Aneurin Bevan

Topics: Down Get Happens Know Middle People Road Run Stay Who

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Stand not too near the rich man lest he destroy thee - and not too far away lest he forget thee.

~Aneurin Bevan

Topics: Away Destroy Far Far Away Forget He Lest Man Near Rich Rich Man Stand Thee Too

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I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine.

~Aneurin Bevan

Topics: Calculating Kind Know Labour Labour Party Leader Machine Party Political Right Right Kind

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Biography

Nationality: Welsh

Type: Politician

Born: November 15th, 1897

Died: July 6th, 1960

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