James Callaghan Quotes & Sayings

“I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'.”

“A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on.”

“Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.”

“The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day.”

“You can never reach the promised land. You can march towards it.”

“A leader has to 'appear' consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.”

“There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.”

“A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.”

“There are no instant solutions.”

“I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today.”