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We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.

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It has always seemed to me more artistic, when the curtain falls on the last performance, to accept the inevitable E finita la commedia. It is tempting, perhaps, but unrewarding to hang about the greenroom after final retirement from the stage.

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He [Aneurin Bevan] enjoys prophesying the imminent fall of the capitalist system and is prepared to play a part, any part, in its burial, except that of mute.

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So what did they do? They solemnly asked Parliament, not to approve or disapprove, but to 'take note' of our decision. Perhaps some of the older ones among you will remember that popular song: 'She didn't say "Yes", she didn't say "No". She didn't say "stay", she didn't say "go". She wanted to climb, but dreaded to fall, she bided her time and clung to the wall.'

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What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Werner Heisenberg

Harold Macmillan

Harold Macmillan

Born: February 10, 1894
Died: December 29, 1986 (aged 92)
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