Harold MacMillan Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Harold MacMillan quotes and sayings page 2 (deceased politician born on Feb 10, 1894). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 26 we have for him.
“If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly not get it from their politicians.”
“If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency. Decency is very good. Better decent than indecent. But I don't think it's enough.”
“It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.”
“Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.”
“I was a sort of son to Ike, and it was the other way round with Kennedy.”
“I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.”
“Power? It's like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there.”
“I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.”
“As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.”
“No man should ever lose sleep over public affairs.”
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