Harold MacMillan Quotes About Politicians

Quotes about: Politicians

• After long experience of politics, I have never found that there is any inhibition caused by ignorance as regards criticism.

  Harold MacMillan

  Ignorance, Long, Political

  Hansard 11 July 1963, col. 1411

• As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.

  Harold MacMillan

  Ideas, Sound, Usual

  Speech to London Conservatives, 7 Mar. 1961, in The Times 8 Mar. 1961

• If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly not get it from their politicians.

  Harold MacMillan

  People, Purpose, Want

  Quoted in The Life of Politics.

• At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.

  Harold MacMillan

  Home, Politics, Politician

  1958 Speech during the first visit of a British Prime Minister to Australia,17 Feb.

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