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When I think of Cool Britannia I think of old people dying of hypothermia.

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Tony Benn
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: April 3
Died: 2014
Died: March 14
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Former Member Of The European Parliament
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Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn
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Remember, imperialism is always presented as humanitarian: the white man's burden, the cross going round the world, the poor benighted natives, the sun never sets. . . So you have to be very careful about humanitarianism.
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Some of the jam we thought was for tomorrow, we've already eaten
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When you think of the number of men in the world who hate each other, why, when two men love each other, does the church split?
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An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern.
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There may be a legal obligation to obey, but there will be no moral obligation to obey. When it comes to history, it will be the people who broke the law for freedom who will be remembered and honoured.
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Bush is actually encouraging the spread of nuclear weapons because the one thing I do know is if Iran did have nuclear weapons they wouldn't be threatening them.
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The police are controlled by the whites, the media are controlled by the whites, the army's controlled by the whites, what hope is there for change? Administration changes from underneath.
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If one meets a powerful person--Adolf Hitler, Joe Stalin or Bill Gates--ask them five questions: What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And how can we get rid of you?
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If you're going to make sense of politics you have to have a historical perspective and also recognise that you have to work with people you don't agree with.
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It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you.
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Choice depends on the freedom to choose and if you are shackled with debt you don't have the freedom to choose.
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My alternative to American superpower is the UN and I might add when China becomes the worlds greatest superpower you will need it too.
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I do not share the general view that market forces are the basis for political liberty. Every time I see a homeless person living in a cardboard box in London, I see that person as a victim of market forces. Everytime I see a pensioner who cannot manage, I know that he is a victim of market forces
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Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.
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I did not enter the Labour Party 47 years ago to have our manifesto written by Dr Mori, Dr Gallup and Mr Harris
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The one thing that is absolutely essential is that there shouldn't be any governmental control [of the media] directly or indirectly.
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I'd rather die on my feet making a speech than die of Alzheimer's - and that's what I'm planning to do.
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When Blair was elected leader of the Labour Party, he said, New Labour is a new political party - that was the phrase he used, and I'm so glad he said it because he set up his own party and I'm not a member of it.
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I have had the advantage of a radical Christian upbringing
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I'm a democrat - I don't support Bush, I don't support Blair, I don't support Bin Laden.
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