There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented ... The common man, I think, is the great protection against war. -Ernest Bevin

 

There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented ... The common man, I think, is the great protection against war.


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Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

Ernest Bevin
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There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented ... The common man, I think, is the great protection against war.

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The main issue (in Kashmir) was who would control the main artery into Central Asia. -Ernest Bevin
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The most conservative man in the world is the British Trade Unionist when you want to change him.

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Not while I'm alive 'e ain't!

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