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Roy Jenkins quotes

British Politician November 11, 1920 – January 5, 2003

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Roy Jenkins quote: "The Labour Party is and always has been an instinctive part of..."
The Labour Party is and always has been an instinctive part of my life. Roy Jenkins
Roy Jenkins quote: "I am sure Mr Heath thinks he is honest but I wish he didn't..."
I am sure Mr Heath thinks he is honest but I wish he didn't have to have his friends say it so often. Roy Jenkins
Roy Jenkins quote: "There are always great dangers in letting the best be the..."
There are always great dangers in letting the best be the enemy of the good. Roy Jenkins
Roy Jenkins quote: "We must not expect a full-scale peaceful revolution every time..."
We must not expect a full-scale peaceful revolution every time a Labour Government is elected. Roy Jenkins
A social democratic party without deep roots in the working class movement would quickly fade into an unrepresentative intellectual sect. Roy Jenkins
The great disadvantage of our present electoral system is that it freezes the pattern of politics, and holds together the incompatible because everyone assumes that if a party splits it will be electorally slaughtered. Roy Jenkins
Roy Jenkins quote: "The permissive society has been allowed to become a dirty..."
The permissive society has been allowed to become a dirty phrase. A better phrase is the civilised society. Roy Jenkins

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