“How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political power to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics in the twentieth century.”

— Aneurin Bevan

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About Aneurin Bevan

Politician • Welsh

Aneurin Bevan was a Welsh Labour Party politician who was a key figure in the post-war Attlee government. As Minister of Health, he spearheaded the establishment of the National Health Service (NHS), providing free...

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