Arthur Scargill Quotes

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I am opposed to Solidarity because I believe that it is an anti-socialist organisation which desires the overthrow of a socialist state.

Arthur Scargill

We need action not words. For the first time we are facing the prospect of seeing legislation introduced which denies the right of trade unionists to come to the assistance of other unionists and denies the right of trade unionists to seek the support of others in their disputes. There is only one response. Faced with this legislation we should say we will defy the law. It is the only action we can take and it is the only response this movement can give. If there is an attempt to use this legislation then you defy it not as an individual union but as a movement.

Arthur Scargill

If the church to which you went decided to stop worshipping God and started worshipping the devil, you would have second thoughts. The leadership of New Labour has abandoned their socialist faith and embraced capitalism which is tantamount to embracing the devil!

Arthur Scargill

Parliament itself would not exist in its present form had people not defied the law.

Arthur Scargill

Arthur Scargill

Arthur Scargill

Born: January 11, 1938 (age 86)

Bio: Arthur Scargill is a British trade unionist and politician who was president of the National Union of Mineworkers from 1982 to 2002. Joining the NUM at the age of 19 in 1957, he became one of its leading activists in the late 1960s.

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