Harold Macmillan

"So what did they do? They solemnly asked Parliament, not to approve or disapprove, but to 'take note' of our decision. Perhaps some of the older ones among you will remember that popular song: 'She di…"

"Although I am still in favour of a National Government in these difficult times, and shall probably be found in the great majority of cases in the Government Lobby, there are some issues that have ari…"

"In the course of some ninety years, the wheel has certainly turned full circle. The Protectionist case, which seemed to most of our fathers and grandfathers so outrageous, even so wicked, has been re-…"

"I have long realised that the great figures in my old party have long ago given up Toryism and have adopted Manchester Liberalism of about 1860."

"Indeed, let us be frank about it. Most of our people have never had it so good. Go around the country, go to the industrial towns, go to the farms, and you will see a state of prosperity such as we ha…"

"Forever poised between a cliché and an indiscretion."

"said that another round of wage increases such as there had been in the past two years could be disastrous. ... Such increases would not bring any benefit to anyone. They would only benefit men in a p…"

"The masses now took prosperity for granted. ... The country simply did not realize that we were living beyond our income, and would have to pay for it sooner or later."