Enoch Powell (1912–1998) British politician
Speech http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1979/may/22/the-economy-pay-and-prices#S5CV0967P0_19790522_HOC_260 in the House of Commons (22 May 1979) <br class="br">1970s
“No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.”
TV Interview for London Weekend Television Weekend World (6 January 1980) http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=104210 <br class="br">First term as Prime Minister
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