Harold Wilson

“A week is a long time in politics.”

“He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.”

“The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.”

“I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.”

“The white heat of the technological revolution.”

“The pound in your pocket has not been devalued.”

“This party is a bit of a mess. But it's our bit of a mess and we'll clear it up.”

“I see the Prime Minister as a man with a big bacon slicer, trying to turn a pig into a pork sausage.”

“Every dog is allowed one bite.”

“I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase 'freedom of the press' used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all.”

“From now on, the U.S. will have to go it alone.”

“If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.”