All James Callaghan Quotes
I've never been one to say that Britain was joining a happy band of brothers.
James Callaghan
58% of people like this quote
There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.
James Callaghan
54% of people like this quote
A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.
James Callaghan
54% of people like this quote
If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.
James Callaghan
53% of people like this quote
I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'.
James Callaghan
53% of people like this quote
I am rather in favour of dealing with teenage hooliganism.
James Callaghan
52% of people like this quote
Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.
James Callaghan
51% of people like this quote
A leader has to 'appear' consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.
James Callaghan
51% of people like this quote
I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today.
James Callaghan
51% of people like this quote
You can never reach the promised land. You can march towards it.
James Callaghan
50% of people like this quote
A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on.
James Callaghan
49% of people like this quote
The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day.
James Callaghan
48% of people like this quote
Your strike will not win. You cannot be allowed to succeed.
James Callaghan
29% of people like this quote
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