Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Hugh Gaitskell

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Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell was a British politician who served as Leader of the British Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963. An economics lecturer and wartime civil servant, he was elected to Parliament in 1945 and held office in Clement Attlee's governments, notably as Minister of Fuel and Power after the bitter winter of 1946–47, and eventually joining the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Facing the need to increase military spending in 1951, he imposed National Health Service charges on dentures and spectacles, prompting the leading left-winger Aneurin Bevan to resign from the Cabinet.

British - Politician | April 9, 1906 - January 18, 1963

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We could not have parliamentary sovereignty with a European Parliament.

Hugh Gaitskell

It does mean, if this is the idea, the end of Britain as an independent European state...it means the end of a thousand years of history.

Hugh Gaitskell

In recent years, hours of work have been reduced, holidays have been increased, the age of entry into employment has gone up, and above all, our general health and expectation of life as a people have markedly improved. It is a natural corollary of these changes that we should work longer and retire later.

Hugh Gaitskell

You still hear some people speaking as though we could decide whether the Common market existed or not.

Hugh Gaitskell

Surely the right course is to test the Russians, not the bombs.

Hugh Gaitskell

We really must keep under control, and pretty strict control, the area within which 'The Man in Whitehall' knows best.

Hugh Gaitskell

In the last few years we have learned to distinguish the means of Socialism from the ends.

Hugh Gaitskell

Let us not forget that we can never go farther than we can persuade at least half of the people to go.

Hugh Gaitskell

I can assure you that there is no question of us throwing away the tradition of the Grammar Schools.

Hugh Gaitskell

Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Hugh Gaitskell

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