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Clement Attlee Quotes
Page 1 of 1Clement Attlee
January 3, 1883 - October 8, 1967
Nationality: English
Category: Leader
Subcategory: English Leader
|  One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was the 19th century, and a large slice, of course, of the 20th century; and another, curious layer which may possibly have been the 21st. | | Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking. | | Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great. | | I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them. | | The last of our enemies is laid low. | | The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days. |
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