Quote by Arthur Scargill
The labour movement had the best opportunity in 50 years to transf

The labour movement had the best opportunity in 50 years to transform not merely an industrial situation and win an important battle for workers in struggle, but an opportunity to change the government of the day. – Arthur Scargill

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Theres a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. That clearly is nonsense. – Arthur Scargill

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strength
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The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, theyre quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of the Philippines or in Eastern Europe, without understanding the need to also produce millions of people on the streets of Britain. – Arthur Scargill

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Leadership
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Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations, all of them are important. What you need is direct action. The sooner people understand that, the sooner well begin to change things. – Arthur Scargill

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Change
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Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home. – William Ewart Gladstone

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A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government. – Al Gore

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Government

But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist. – Lysander Spooner

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Government

Im in politics. Im in government, so nothing surprises me. – Andrew Cuomo

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Government

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The relationship between the government of the United States and social and indigenous movements has always been difficult. Not just in Bolivia but worldwide. We need to have bilateral relations characterized by mutual respect. – Evo Morales

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The two elements the traveler first captures in the big city are extra human architecture and furious rhythm. Geometry and anguish. – Federico Garcia Lorca

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Im always learning from experiences because each one is different and there are different players involved in the project at the time with their own way of doing things. – Christopher Meloni

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