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
party wells labour-party
I do not often attack the Labour Party, they do it so well themselves.
running frustrated desire
I have always had a hidden wish, a frustrated desire, to run a hotel
children sick unions
We are the trade union for pensioners and children, the trade union for the disabled and the sick... the trade union for the nation as a whole.
europe storm done
Pitt the Younger was a great British Prime Minister. He saved Europe from Napoleon, he was the pilot who weathered the storm. I don't know whether he'd have done it any better or quicker had he been married.
wise people house
There's a lot of people I've encouraged and helped to get into the House of Commons. Looking at them now, I'm not so sure it was a wise thing to do.
faces capitalism
The unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism.
attitude moral apartheid
Abhorrence of apartheid is a moral attitude, not a policy.
active role
We feel that you should take an active role in world affairs,
We may be a small island, but we are not a small people.
unemployment unemployed jobless
Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed.
revolution quiet parliament
We will have to embark on a change so radical, a revolution so quiet and yet so total, that it will go far beyond the programme for a parliament
erosion europe essentials
There is no question of any erosion of essential national sovereignty.
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