HUGH GAITSKELL

We could not have parliamentary sovereignty with a European Parliament.

It [the EEC] would mean the end of Britain as an independent nation state … the end of a thousand years of history.

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

How easy it is to say the wrong thing! How easy it is not to recognize one has said the wrong thing!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

All terrorists, at the invitation of the Government, end up with drinks at the Dorchester.

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.

How easy it is to say the wrong thing! How easy it is not to recognize one has said the wrong thing!

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.

It [the EEC] would mean the end of Britain as an independent nation state … the end of a thousand years of history.

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

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

We could not have parliamentary sovereignty with a European Parliament.

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

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

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

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