Aneurin Bevan
Aneurin Bevan
Aneurin Bevan, often known as Nye Bevan, was a Welsh Labour Party politician who was the Minister for Health in the post-war Attlee government from 1945 to 1951. The son of a coal miner, Bevan was a lifelong champion of social justice, rights of working people, and democratic socialism. He was a long-time Member of Parliament, representing Ebbw Vale in South Wales for 31 years. He was one of the chief spokesmen for the Labour party's left wing, and of...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 November 1897
Aneurin Bevan quotes about
evil advertising
Advertising is 'an evil service'.
poverty ifs saved
If freedom is to be saved and enlarged, poverty must be ended. There is no other solution.
insulting democracy germany
In Germany democracy died by the headman's axe. In Britain it can be by pernicious anaemia.
priorities language socialism
The language of priorities is the religion of socialism.
summer struggle cricket-match
He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer afternoon at a cricket match.
democratic-socialism socialism democratic
There is only one hope for mankind — and that is democratic Socialism.
truth my-truth
This is my truth, tell me yours.
political age politics
It is an axiom, enforced by all the experience of the ages, that they who rule industrially will rule politically.
political listening politics
Listening to a speech by [Neville] Chamberlain is like paying a visit to Woolworth's, everything in its place and nothing above sixpence.
suffering poor bureaucracy
Poor fellow, he suffers from files.
monkeys should organs
Why should I question the monkey when I can question the organ grinder.
socialism immaculate-conception immaculate
There can be no immaculate conception of socialism.
personality mind products
He has the lucidity which is the by-product of a fundamentally sterile mind.
emotional political statesmanship
You call that statesmanship. I call it an emotional spasm.