Ernest Bevin
Ernest Bevin
Ernest Bevinwas a British statesman, trade union leader, and Labour politician. He co-founded and served as general secretary of the powerful Transport and General Workers' Union from 1922 to 1940, and as Minister of Labour in the war-time coalition government. He succeeded in maximizing the British labour supply, for both the armed services and domestic industrial production, with a minimum of strikes and disruption. His most important role came as Foreign Secretary in the post-war Labour Government, 1945–51. He gained...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 March 1881
Ernest Bevin quotes about
If you open that Pandora's Box (the Council of Europe), you never know what Trojan 'orses will jump out
It was like a life-line to a sinking man. It seemed to bring hope where there was none. The generosity of it was beyond our belief.
There should be a study of a house directly elected by the people of the world to whom the nations are accountable.
There has been great excitement at the prospect that this atomic bomb or atomic energy is likely to produce great industrial energy very quickly, I do not believe it at all.
If you let that sort of thing go on, your bread and butter will be cut right out from under your feet.