ERNEST BEVIN

There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented. The common man I think, is the great protection against war

I know you Americans want a war but I'm not going to let you have it.

What astounds me about the history of the British Navy is how cheaply we have policed the world for 300 years.

A newspaper has three things to do. One is to amuse, another is to entertain and the rest is to mislead.

It was like a life-line to a sinking man. It seemed to bring hope where there was none. The generosity of it was beyond our belief.

We find ourselves at times irked at the role of junior partner … nevertheless … partnership is worth the price.

Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

There has been great excitement at the prospect that this atomic bomb or atomic energy is likely to produce great industrial energy very quickly, I do not believe it at all.

A lifeline to sinking men.

If you let that sort of thing go on, your bread and butter will be cut right out from under your feet.

Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

My policy is to be able to take a ticket at Victoria Station and go anywhere I damn well please.

Truman wants the Jews to go to Palestine because he doesn’t want them in New York.

I know you Americans want a war but I'm not going to let you have it.

You can easily rebuild wealth, but you cannot create liberty when it has gone.

A lifeline to sinking men.

The most conservative man in the world is the British Trade Unionist when you want to change him.

There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented. The common man I think, is the great protection against war

We find ourselves at times irked at the role of junior partner … nevertheless … partnership is worth the price.

There has been great excitement at the prospect that this atomic bomb or atomic energy is likely to produce great industrial energy very quickly, I do not believe it at all.

The first thing to decide before you walk into any negotiation is what to do if the other fellow says 'no'.

If the workers see themselves faced with defeat through starvation, they will prefer to go down fighting rather than fainting - and whether or not we leaders agree.

A newspaper has three things to do. One is to amuse, another is to entertain and the rest is to mislead.

If you let that sort of thing go on, your bread and butter will be cut right out from under your feet.

There should be a study of a house directly elected by the people of the world to whom the nations are accountable.

Foreign policy isn't something that is great and big, it's common sense and humanity as it applies to my affairs and yours.

What astounds me about the history of the British Navy is how cheaply we have policed the world for 300 years.

It was like a life-line to a sinking man. It seemed to bring hope where there was none. The generosity of it was beyond our belief.

It is placing the Executive and the Movement in an absolutely wrong position to be taking your conscience round from body to body asking to be told what you ought to do with it.

If you open that Pandora's Box you never know what Trojan 'orses will jump out.