Clement Attlee - Cabinet Quotes

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To a memorandum from the Ministry of Works saying, 'We have read the Cabinet's proposals':

The Cabinet does not propose, it decides.

Clement Attlee

Decisions stem from judgment. A Cabinet is not a place for eloquence — one reason why good politicians are not good Cabinet Ministers. It is Judgement which is needed to make important decisions on imperfect knowledge in a limited time.

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