John Burns Quotes & Sayings
21 most famous John Burns quotes and sayings (activist). These are the first 10 quotes we have for him.
“I neither drink nor smoke, because my schoolmaster impressed upon me three cardinal virtues; cleanliness in person, cleanliness in mind; temperance.”
“You come before me this morning with clean hands and clean collars. I want you to have clean tongues, clean manners, clean morals and clean characters.”
“Don't hustle old people.”
“I want the municipality to be a helping hand to the man with a desire of sympathy, to help the fallen when it is not in their power to help themselves.”
“The Thames is liquid history.”
“The men who made the war were profuse in their praises of the man who kicked the P.M. out of his office and now degrades by his disloyal, dishonest and lying presence the greatest office in the State.”
“I must firmly adhere to the views I have held and practice, that Socialism to succeed must be practical, tolerant, cohesive and consciously compromising with Progressive forces running, if not so far, in parallel lines towards its own goal.”
“Why four great powers should fight over Serbia no fellow can understand.”
“I am depressed rather at the wave of brutality sweeping over the country.”
“Books are a real solace, friendships are good but action is better than all.”
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