Michael Foot: Citations en anglais
Speech to the Union of Post Office Workers at Bournemouth (15 May 1977).
1970s
The top is greedy and mean and will always find a way to take care of themselves. They always do.
Speech before the 1983 General Election.
1980s
“The only man I knew who could make a curse sound like a caress.”
Aneurin Bevan, Vol 1, 1962
1960s
On his departure from the House of Commons, 1992.
1990s
“Socialism without public ownership is nothing but a fantastic apology.”
The Daily Herald, 1956.
1950s
On Benjamin Disraeli, in his own book, Debts of Honour
1980s
“She has no imagination and that means no compassion”
On Margaret Thatcher, 1981
1980s
Speech to the House of Commons (Hansard, 20 January 1976, Col. 1126)
1970s
Source: On BBC's Panorama (22 March 1976)
Debts of Honour, 1980.
1980s
Speech http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1964/dec/03/schedule-7-commencement-transitional in the House of Commons (3 December 1964) <br class="br">1960s
Speech http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1978/mar/02/business-of-the-house in the House of Commons (2 March 1978), referring to Norman Tebbit <br class="br">1970s
“How long will it be before the cry goes up: "Let's kill all the judges?"”
Attacking the National Industrial Relations Court and its President, Sir John Donaldson, in a speech at the Scottish Miners' Gala in Edinburgh (3 June 1972)
1970s
Source: On the ITV's Weekend World (4 April 1976)
Remark http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1981/dec/03/engagements-1 in the House of Commons (3 December 1981), referring to Peter Tatchell. Foot subsequently corrected "endorsed member" to "endorsed candidate". <br class="br">1980s
Source: On Election Call (21 February 1974)
Speech http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1982/apr/03/falkland-islands in the House of Commons (3 April 1982) after Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands. <br class="br">1980s
“Some fool or some trigger happy judicial finger.”
On the NIRC Judge Sir John Donaldson (Hansard, 7 May 1974, Col. 239)
1970s
“We had not the armour, the strength, the quickness in manoeuvre, yes, the leadership”
explaining Labour's 1983 election defeat when he was leader in his book Another Heart And Other Pulses, 1984.
1980s
