The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.

At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister. Over and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned. They are sleep, and a sense of history.

The ambition of the present Labour government is that every worker in the country will have a greater than average income.

All these financiers, all the little gnomes of Zürich and the other financial centres, about whom we keep on hearing.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.

We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution ... The Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.

I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.