John Burns Quotes
Judge men less by the labels they wear than by their persistent labour for sure if slow progress.
Citations
Brown, Kenneth D. John Burns. Royal Historical Society, 1977.
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John Elliot Burns was an English trade unionist and politician, particularly associated with London politics and Battersea. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-alcohol and a keen sportsman. After retiring from politics, he developed an expertise in London history and coined the phrase "The Thames is liquid history". When the Liberal cabinet made a decision for war on 2 August 1914, he resigned and played no further role in politics.