Quotes by Harold Macmillan

Harold Macmillan

British Conservative politician, prime minister

Lived from: 1894 - 1986

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 10 february 1894 Died: 29 december 1986

  • If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency. Decency is very good. Better decent than indecent. But I don't think it's enough.
  • As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.

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  • As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.
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  • At home you always have to be a politician. When you're abroad you almost feel yourself a statesman.
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  • If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency. Decency is very good. Better decent than indecent. But I don't think it's enough.
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  • It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.
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  • Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.
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  • Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but incapable of growth.
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  • Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
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  • Power? It's like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there.
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  • The wind of change is blowing through the continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact.
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  • We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.
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What are the most famous quotes from Harold Macmillan?

The two most famous quotes from Harold Macmillan are:

  • "As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound."
  • "At home you always have to be a politician. When you're abroad you almost feel yourself a statesman."

When did Harold Macmillan live?

Harold Macmillan was born in 1894 and died in the year 1986.