Harold MacMillan What did Harold MacMillan mean by: A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.
90% of what we did the Press didn’t know about, and 90% of what they did know about they got wrong. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harold MacMillan, Inaccuracy, Media, Secrecy, 0 Harold MacMillan
Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harold MacMillan, Continuity, Honor, Legacy, 0 Harold MacMillan
It was a storm in a tea cup, but in politics we sail in paper boats. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harold MacMillan, Exaggeration, fragility, Politics, 0 Harold MacMillan
History is apt to judge harshly those who sacrifice tomorrow for today. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harold MacMillan, Consequences, Judgement, Sacrifice, 0 Harold MacMillan
It is a good thing to be laughed at. It is better than to be ignored. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harold MacMillan, Importance, Recognition, Resilience, 0 Harold MacMillan
Revolt by all means, but only on one issue at a time. To do more would be to confuse the whips. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harold MacMillan, Focus, Revolt, Strategy, 0 Harold MacMillan
When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harold MacMillan, Reflection, Retirement, self-care, 0 Harold MacMillan
It is the duty of Her Majesty’s government neither to flap nor to falter. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harold MacMillan, Duty, Government, Stability, 0 Harold MacMillan