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25 Tony Benn Quotes & Sayings
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25 Tony Benn Quotes & Sayings
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Born: 3 April 1925. Died: 14 March 2014 |
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There is no moral difference between a Stealth bomber and a suicide bomber. They both kill innocent people for political reasons.
Tony Benn
Moral difference
Stealth bomber
Suicide bomber
Kill innocent
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Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.
Tony Benn
Most things
In life
Pleasure
Embarrassment
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Making mistakes is part of life. The only things I would feel ashamed of would be if I had said things I hadn't believed in order to get on. Some politicians do do that.
Tony Benn
Making mistakes
Part
Life
Feel ashamed
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All war represents a failure of diplomacy.
Tony Benn
All war
Represent
Failure
Diplomacy
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A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There is all the difference in the world.
Tony Benn
Faith
Something
Die for
Doctrine
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We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values.
Tony Benn
Just here
Manage
Capitalism
Change society
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My day rotates around my family. I am very lucky.
Tony Benn
My day
Rotates around
My family
Very lucky
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I'm not frightened about death. I don't know why, but I just feel that at a certain moment your switch is switched off, and that's it. And you can't do anything about it.
Tony Benn
Not frightened
About death
Certain moment
Switched off
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I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all frighten people and secondly, demoralize them.
Tony Benn
Two ways
People
Are controlled
Frighten
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I see myself as an old man and an unqualified teacher to the nation. I think being a teacher is probably the most important thing you can be in politics.
Tony Benn
See myself
Old man
Unqualified teacher
Important thing
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An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern.
Tony Benn
An educated
Healthy
Confident nation
Harder
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I believe the more difficult the circumstances, the more people will be inclined to trust those in charge at the moment.
Tony Benn
I believe
More difficult
Circumstances
People
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If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.
Tony Benn
Can find
Money
Kill people
Help
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I've made every mistake - but mistakes are how you learn.
Tony Benn
Made
Every mistakes
How
You learn
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You have to try to build support around causes. It is uniting to campaign on a single issue, and it is never just a single issue; it's always more than that.
Tony Benn
You have
Build support
Around causes
Uniting
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If I rescued a child from drowning, the press would no doubt headline the story: 'Benn grabs child
Tony Benn
Rescued
Child
From drowning
Headline
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The crisis that we inherit when we come to power will be the occasion for fundamental change and not the excuse for postponing it
Tony Benn
The crisis
Power
Occasion
Fundamental change
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Through talk, we tamed kings, restrained tyrants, averted revolution
Tony Benn
Through talk
Tamed kings
Restrained tyrants
Averted revolution
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I think democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world,because if you have power you use it to meet the needs of you and your community.
Tony Benn
Democracy
Most revolutionary thing
World
Have power
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The peace movement here is the biggest thing in human history.
Tony Benn
Peace movement
Biggest thing
Human history
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Hope
Fuel
Progress
Fear
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I think to understand how the democratic process works is the most important thing, so people don't get frightened by it, and get put off, and give up.
Tony Benn
Think
Understand
Democratic process
Works
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The one thing that is absolutely essential is that there shouldn't be any governmental control of the media directly or indirectly.
Tony Benn
One thing
Absolutely essential
Any government
Control
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Encouragement is the most important thing in the world for young people, rather than league tables, which demoralise everyone.
Tony Benn
Encouragement
Important thing
Young people
League table
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There is no final victory, as there is no final defeat. There is just the same battle. To be fought, over and over again. So toughen up, bloody toughen up.
Tony Benn
Final victory
Final defeat
Same battle
Be fought
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