Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone Quotes

Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, was a British barrister and Conservative politician. He was known as The Viscount Hailsham between 1950 and 1963, when he disclaimed the peerage.

Like his father, Hailsham was considered to be a leading contender for the leadership of the Conservative Party. He came close to succeeding Harold Macmillan as prime minister in 1963, but was passed over in favour of the Earl of Home. Having earlier renounced to his hereditary peerage, he was created a life peer in 1979 and served as Lord Chancellor, the office formerly held by his father, until 1987.

✵ 9. October 1907 – 12. October 2001
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“If the British public falls for this, I think it would be stark, staring bonkers.”

"Tories to fight like fury, Party chairman says", The Times, 13 October 1964 (p. 12)
At a press conference on 12 October 1964 during the general election campaign, referring to the policies of the Labour Party.

“If you do not give the people reform they are going to give you social revolution.”

As quoted in Social democracy - The enemy within by Harpal Brar, pg. 162.

“If you can tell me there are no adulterers on the front bench of the Labour Party you can talk to me about Profumo.”

Stephen Dorril and Robin Ramsay, "Smear" (Fourth Estate, 1991) p. 48
Reply to heckler's cry of "Profumo!" at a public meeting on 13 October 1964. Hogg probably had in mind the Labour Party leader Harold Wilson specifically.

“Being Conservative is only another way of being British.”

Quintin Hogg, The Case for Conservatism (Penguin, 1947).

“A great party is not to be brought down because of a scandal by a woman of easy virtue and a proved liar.”

"Lord Hailsham speaks out", The Times, 14 June 1963, p. 9.
On the Profumo affair. Interview with Robert McKenzie on "Gallery" for BBC television.

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