The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Edward Heath
- A diplomat is a man who thinks twice before he says nothing.
- Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed.
- We will have to embark on a change so radical, a revolution so quiet and yet so total, that it will go far beyond the programme for a parliament.
- There is no question of any erosion of essential national sovereignty.
- I do not often attack the Labour Party, they do it so well themselves.
- Do you know what Margaret Thatcher did in her first Budget? Introduced VAT on yachts! It somewhat ruined my retirement.
- There’s a lot of people I’ve encouraged and helped to get into the House of Commons. Looking at them now, I’m not so sure it was a wise thing to do.
- I am not a product of privilege, I am a product of opportunity.
- We are the trade union for pensioners and children, the trade union for the disabled and the sick… the trade union for the nation as a whole.
- If politicians lived on praise and thanks they’d be forced into some other line of business.
Edward Heath (1916-2005) was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974. Born in Broadstairs, Kent, Heath attended Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied philosophy, politics, and economics. His political career began in 1950 when he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bexley.
Heath’s tenure as Prime Minister was marked by significant events, including the UK’s entry into the European Economic Community in 1973, a move he strongly championed. Domestically, his government faced economic challenges and industrial strife, notably the miners’ strikes, which led to the three-day week.
After losing the 1974 general election, Heath was succeeded as Conservative leader by Margaret Thatcher in 1975. Despite this, he continued to be an influential figure within the party and British politics. Heath was also an accomplished musician and sailor, winning the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in 1969. He remained an active public speaker and commentator until his death.
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