George Lansbury

"I want the Church to say in a clear language that it is against God's Law that in the midst of abundance there should be poverty. I want them to rally the people to a great crusade to compel Parliamen…"

"I hope that out of this terrible calamity there will arise a real spirit, a spirit that will compel people to give up reliance on force, and that perhaps this time humanity will learn the lesson and r…"

"'You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours' was the basis of policy where jobs and contracts were concerned ... the slum owner and agent could be depended upon to create the conditions which produce …"

"I object altogether to the idea of teaching children that the British Empire is something which ought to be preserved in its present form, and that the British Empire is something which, through the m…"

"appeared free of personal ambition ... wasn't ashamed of his humble start in life ... lived in the country rather than the town ... was a bachelor who liked children and old people ... and was obvious…"

"I hold fast to the truth that this world is big enough for all, that we are all brethren, children of one Father."

"A few centuries ago one King who stood up against the common people of that day lost his head—lost it really. Later, one of his descendants was told to get out as quickly as he could. Since that day K…"

"The time has arrived for the working classes to seize political power and use it to overthrow the competitive system and establish in its place state cooperation."