Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable. Aneurin Bevan on business
It is an axiom, enforced by all the experience of the ages, that they who rule industrially will rule politically. Aneurin Bevan on experience
Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus. Aneurin Bevan on freedom
Fascism is not in itself a new order of society. It is the future refusing to be born. Aneurin Bevan on future
Reactionary: a man walking backwards with his face to the future. Aneurin Bevan on future
It is not possible to create peace in the Middle East by jeopardizing the peace of the world. Aneurin Bevan on peace
I have never regarded politics as the arena of morals. It is the arena of interest. Aneurin Bevan on politics
Politics is a blood sport. Aneurin Bevan on politics
The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away. Aneurin Bevan on power
Fascism is not in itself a new order of society. It is the future refusing to be born. Aneurin Bevan on society
I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one. Aneurin Bevan on sympathy
This is my truth, tell me yours. Aneurin Bevan on truth