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Harold Macmillan Quotes

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'A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts'

'Britain's most useful role is somewhere between bee and dinosaur.'

'If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency.'

'It's no use crying over spilt summits.'

'It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter'

'Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.'

'There might be 1 finger on the button, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch'

Born in Brixton, London
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Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another. - Adam Smith
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Battle of Vitoria - 1813, Action That Won First VC - 1854, BBC’s First Wimbledon Broadcast - 1937, World’s 1st Computer Program Runs in Manchester - 1948
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