John Burns
John Burns
John Elliot Burnswas an English trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-alcohol and a keen sportsman. After retiring from politics, he developed an expertise in London history and coined the phrase "The Thames is liquid history". When the Liberal cabinet made a decision for war on 2 August 1914, he resigned and played no...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth20 October 1858
My duty is clear and at all costs will be done.
Why four great powers should fight over Serbia no fellow can understand.
I don't want boys to use their pencils for improper writing.
Individual effort is almost relatively impossible to cope with the big problem of poverty as we see it.
I recognise that Socialism has ended its purely theoretical course, and that the hour to construct has come.
It's been years since we have seen any unsold inventory like this in Phoenix's new-home market. Too many builders went too far out and built houses that were too expensive.
I believe the proper business of a Municipality is to do for the individual merged in the mass what the individual cannot do so well alone.
Don't hustle old people.