Edward Heath
Edward Heath
Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE, often known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth9 July 1916
Edward Heath quotes about
men thinking diplomats
A diplomat is a man who thinks twice before he says nothing.
retirement vat firsts
Do you know what Margaret Thatcher did in her first Budget? Introduced VAT on yachts! It somewhat ruined my retirement
eight government years
We have had eight years of consistent and persistent attacks on those four years in government - and on me, personally, but that does not matter - by people who were collectively responsible for those four years.
america three world
I said it three times actually.
leadership
Leadership is all about right and wrong.
sailing world interest
I have no interest in sailing around the world. Not that there is any lack of requests for me to do so.
thinking government would-be
I think Churchill would be appalled at the Thatcher government.
believe shadow cabinets
In excluding me from the shadow cabinet, Margaret Thatcher has chosen what I believe to be the only wholly honest solution and one which I accept and welcome.
lines politics thanks
If politicians lived on praise and thanks they'd be forced into some other line of business.
opportunity privilege products
I am not a product of privilege, I am a product of opportunity.
country problem other-countries
Other countries have far greater problems than we have.
party scotland victory
I was delighted that by campaigning throughout England, Scotland and Wales, addressing in all 39 public meetings, I had contributed to the victory of the Conservative Party at this general election.
would-be population ministers
You mustn't expect prime ministers to enjoy themselves. If they do, they mustn't show it - the population would be horrified
country mean men
This was a secret meeting on a secret tour which nobody is supposed to know about. It means that there are men, and perhaps women, in this country walking around with eggs in their pockets, just on the off-chance of seeing the Prime Minister.