Author: Aneurin Bevan

Listening to a speech by Chamberlain is like paying a visit to Woolworth's; everything in its place and nothing above sixpence.

(1897 – 1960) Welsh labor leader & politician
Insults Speech

The mediocrity of his thinking is concealed by the majesty of his language.

(1897 – 1960) Welsh labor leader & politician
Communication Speech

He is a man suffering from petrified adolescence.

(1897 – 1960) Welsh labor leader & politician
Insults

This island is mainly made of coal and surrounded by fish; only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time.

(1897 – 1960) Welsh labor leader & politician
Places Problems

He has the lucidity which is the byproduct of a fundamentally sterile mind.

(1897 – 1960) Welsh labor leader & politician
Insults Intelligence

Virtue is its own punishment.

(1897 – 1960) Welsh labor leader & politician
Characteristics

We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road; they get run over.

(1897 – 1960) Welsh labor leader & politician
Accidents Beliefs Opinion Problems

He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer afternoon at a cricket match.

(1897 – 1960) Welsh labor leader & politician
Insults