Quote by Arthur Scargill
All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestim

All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have. – Arthur Scargill

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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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Government
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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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I am not yet born O fill me with strength against those who would freeze my humanity. – Louis MacNeice

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I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. – Ruth Benedict

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There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. – Charles Dickens

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It was in our power to cause the Arab governments to renounce the policy of strength toward Israel by turning it into a demonstration of weakness. – Moshe Dayan

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