Tony Benn Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“All war represents a failure of diplomacy.”

“I see myself as an old man and an unqualified teacher to the nation. I think being a teacher is probably the most important thing you can be in politics.”

“I've been a member of the Labour Party sixty five years, and I remain in it, but I think it's all about campaigning for justice and peace, and if you do that, you get a lot of support.”

“Britain today is suffering from galloping obsolescence.”

“You have to try to build support around causes. It is uniting to campaign on a single issue, and it is never just a single issue; it's always more than that.”

“I am on the right wing of the middle of the road and with a strong radical bias.”

“If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library.”

“The exhaustion of old age is something people who are younger don't fully appreciate.”

“I believe the more difficult the circumstances, the more people will be inclined to trust those in charge at the moment.”

“Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters.”