Harold MacMillan
Harold MacMillan
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC, FRSwas a British Conservative politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 19 October 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac," he was known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth10 February 1894
war negotiation
Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.
forever cliche diplomacy
(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.
mean doe tradition
Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living.
power sea fruit
Power? It's like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there.
home politics politician
At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.
numbers facts comfort
I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.
two government action
I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.
past majesty done
If ever the call comes to them, the young will go straight from the ranks of the neutralists into the ranks of he Majesty's Forces, as they have so often done in the past.
knows presses
90% of what we did the Press didn't know about, and 90% of what they did know about they got wrong.
government majesty duty
It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.
next moments
I am MacWonder one moment and MacBlunder the next.
strong real believe
We believe that unless we give opportunity to the strong and able, we shall never have the means to provide real protection for the weak and the old.
sleep men affair
No man should ever lose sleep over public affairs.
party able next
I will not be able to carry the physical burden of leading the Party at the next general election. I hope it will soon be possible for the customary processes of consultation to be carried on within the Party about its future leadership.