Clement Attlee Quotes

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days.
Clement Attlee

Days, House, Five

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
Clement Attlee

Government, Democracy, Means

Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.
Clement Attlee

Great, Child, Communism

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.
Clement Attlee

The last of our enemies is laid low.
Clement Attlee

Last, Laid, Low

One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was the 19th century, and a large slice, of course, of the 20th century; and another, curious layer which may possibly have been the 21st.
Clement Attlee

May, Him, Another

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Leader

Born: January 3, 1883

Died: October 8, 1967

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