Tony Benn Quotes

Celebrating the parrhesia & philosophy of Tony Benn through his own words.

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"If you have power you use it to meet the needs of you and your community" #Vote2017 #GeneralElection

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"There is no final victory, as there is no final defeat. There is just the same battle. To be fought, over and over again." #LeadersDebate

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I hate war. War is murder, rape, torture & plunder. Churchill was right, jaw jaw is always preferable.

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Lough Erne Declaration praises the quality of prawn sandwiches on offer at this year's #g8

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@KenReid_utv It's even more beautiful when the streets aren't teeming with security personnel.

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You should always be suspicious of people who want power. Someone who has power is someone you should watch very carefully. #nsa #verizon

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I think people realise that what is happening is not in line with what they're being told #NSA #Verizon

[Mhairi Black 🏳️‍🌈 @MhairiBlack]

@TonyBennQuotes wish Tony Benn would start his own party.

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I think we do live in a one party state in that all 3 parties believe socialism has failed & capitalism has somehow got to be made to work.

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Questions can get you into a lot of trouble, society is trained by those who run it to accept what goes on.

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The key to any progress is to ask the question why? Why is that child poor? Why was there a war? Why was he killed? Why is he in power?

[Douglas Sandham @dsandham1960]

"@TonyBennQuotes: ... Democracy is what we do and say where we live and work." I couldn't agree more. It is every moment of our lives!

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Speaking in Parliament before Desert Storm 1998, Tony accurately predicts the dangers of invading Iraq http://t.co/b9h2dWne8O

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A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There is all the difference in the world. #boston #peace

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@LeftyTC It could very well be love but I think most people would settle for tolerance.

[Douglas Sandham @dsandham1960]

"@TonyBennQuotes: "We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values" - Tony Benn #vote2012"

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"Thatcher was a much cleverer woman than we give her credit for" Tony Been and The Flame of Anger http://t.co/C58qQ1Tw7F

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What Thatcher did was take power of the state & transfer it from looking after people to looking after corps... http://t.co/75JRlKC7jK