The Government has now resolved to enter upon an arms race, and the people will have to pay for their mistake in believing that it could be trusted to carry out a policy of peace. … This is a War Budget. We can look in the future for no advance in Social Legislation. All available resources are to be devoted to armaments.


"Mr. Attlee on a war budget", The Times, 23 April 1936, p. 16.

Clement Attlee Quotes

The Government has now resolved to enter upon an arms race, and the people will have to pay for their mistake in believing that it could be trusted...

The Government has now resolved to enter upon an arms race, and the people will have to pay for their mistake in believing that it could be trusted...

The Government has now resolved to enter upon an arms race, and the people will have to pay for their mistake in believing that it could be trusted...

The Government has now resolved to enter upon an arms race, and the people will have to pay for their mistake in believing that it could be trusted...