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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.

— George Lansbury

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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.

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.

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