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"The permissive society has been allowed to become a dirty phrase. A better phrase is the civilised society."
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"We...advance toward a state of society in which not only each man but every impulse in each man claims carte blanche."

"The action or inaction of any government does not negate the Personal Responsibility of the citizens."

"The journey of every ignorant and obedient society always ends up in the same place: In the desert!"

"The only soap of a dirty society is the clean men, only the clean can wash the grimy!"

"What the new government of Nigeria and other African governments must do, is to start a massive reorientation campaign in the culture of the dignity of labour."

"To Have Thousands Transformed In The Society Is To Lack Unity."
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"We must not expect a full-scale peaceful revolution every time a Labour Government is elected."

"I am sure Mr Heath thinks he is honest but I wish he didn't have to have his friends say it so often."

"A social democratic party without deep roots in the working class movement would quickly fade into an unrepresentative intellectual sect."

"The great disadvantage of our present electoral system is that it freezes the pattern of politics, and holds together the incompatible because everyone assumes that if a party splits it will be electorally slaughtered."

"The permissive society has been allowed to become a dirty phrase. A better phrase is the civilised society."
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