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Quote by Aneurin Bevan
I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of

I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one. – Aneurin Bevan

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The worst thing I can say about democracy is that it has tolerated the Right Honorable Gentleman for four and a half years. – Aneurin Bevan

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I am not going to spend any time whatsoever in attacking the Foreign Secretary. If we complain about the tune, there is no reason to attack the monkey when the organ grinder is present. – Aneurin Bevan

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To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all. – Queen Elizabeth II

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I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave – and nothing but laughter to console them with. – John Irving

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It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world. – Nellie Bly

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You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them. – Laura Carmichael

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