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George Lansbury Quotes

1859–1940 England

George Lansbury (22 February 1859 – 7 May 1940) was a British politician and social reformer who was leader of the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935. He served as Leader of the Opposition against Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald's National Government during the Great Depression, but later had to resign in favor of Clement Attlee because of his opposition to British re-armament.

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I think history will regard Hitler as one of the great men of our time.

My Quest for Peace (1938)

There is only one way to peace, and it is to be found in the words, "Throw down your arms."

Speech in Birmingham (1928)

I hold fast to the truth that this world is big enough for all, that we are all brethren, children of one Father.

The time has arrived for the working classes to seize political power and use it to overthrow the competitive system and establish in its place state cooperation.

I would close every recruiting station, disband the Army and disarm the Air Force. I would abolish the whole dreadful equipment of war and say to the world: “Do your worst”.

[F]or years I worshipped at the political shrine of Mr. Gladstone.

The workers of all countries have no quarrel. They are ... exploited in times of peace and sent out to be massacred in times of war.

I object altogether to the idea of teaching children that the British Empire is something which ought to be preserved in its present form, and that the British Empire is something which, through the mercy and help of God, has been brought into being.

The workers must be given tangible proof that Labour administration means something different from capitalist administration, and in a nutshell this means diverting wealth from wealthy ratepayers to the poor.

I want the Church to say in a clear language that it is against God's Law that in the midst of abundance there should be poverty. I want them to rally the people to a great crusade to compel Parliament to alter the system which dooms the people to these conditions.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George Lansbury (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.