Roy Hattersley Quotes

In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.

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Roy Hattersley

Roy Sydney George Hattersley, Baron Hattersley, (born 28 December 1932) is a British Labour Party politician, author and journalist from Sheffield. He was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook for over 32 years from 1964 to 1997, and served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992.

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Roy Hattersley

In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.

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Roy Hattersley

Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance.

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Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.

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The proposition that Muslims are welcome in Britain if, and only if, they stop behaving like Muslims is a doctrine which is incompatible with the principles that guide a free society.

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Every time there's a little dispute, everybody attacks each other in public.

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Indeed in my blue and white Sheffield Wednesday heart I applauded and supported his loyalty.

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In my opinion, any man who can afford to buy a newspaper should not be allowed to own one.

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