I must firmly adhere to the views I have held and practice, that Socialism to succeed must be practical, tolerant, cohesive and consciously compromising with Progressive forces running, if not so far, in parallel lines towards its own goal.

The Thames is liquid history.

In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who only advocate the unobtainable because the immediately possible is beyond their moral courage, administrative ability, and their political prescience.

My duty is clear and at all costs will be done.

Judge men less by the labels they wear than by their persistent labour for sure if slow progress.

Individual effort is almost relatively impossible to cope with the big problem of poverty as we see it.

I am not ashamed to say that I am the son of a washerwoman.