Harold MacMillan
Harold MacMillan
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC, FRSwas a British Conservative politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 19 October 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac," he was known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth10 February 1894
strong real believe
We believe that unless we give opportunity to the strong and able, we shall never have the means to provide real protection for the weak and the old.
feelings brotherly shows
It isn't those who always addressing each other as comrade who necessarily show the most brotherly feelings.
government issues giving
Although I am still in favour of a National Government in these difficult times, and shall probably be found in the great majority of cases in the Government Lobby, there are some issues that have arisen, or are likely to arise, upon which I am unable to give the Government the support which it has, perhaps, the right to expect from those receiving the Government Whip. It occurs to me, therefore, that it would perhaps be more satisfactory if I was no longer regarded as being among the supporters of the present Administration.
next moments
I am MacWonder one moment and MacBlunder the next.
forever may cliche
A Foreign Secretaryand this applies also to a prospective Foreign Secretaryis always faced with this cruel dilemma. Nothing he can say can do very much good, and almost anything he may say may do a great deal of harm. Anything he says that is not obvious is dangerous; whatever is not trite is risky. He is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.
home politics politician
At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.
forever cliche diplomacy
(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.
kings fall divine-right
We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.
practice economics brake
Stop-Go seemed more sensiblr than using the brake and accelerator at the same time - a practice that later became fashionable.
successful political television
A successful current affairs television show seems to be more and more a cross between a music hall turn and a scene in a torture chamber.
two government action
I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.
sleep men affair
No man should ever lose sleep over public affairs.
numbers facts comfort
I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.
criticism experience politics
I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.