12 Quotes filtered by Enoch Powell
Of all political sacred-cows, education is the most sacred and the most cow-like.
Enoch Powell 06/1968
Category: Education
The function of statesmanship is to provide against preventable evils.
Enoch Powell 20/04/1968
Category: Statesmen & Statesmanship
People are disposed to mistake predicting troubles for causing troubles and even for desiring troubles.
Enoch Powell 20/04/1968
After the Rivers of Blood speech.
Category: Racism
If in the words which the Secretary of State has just used, the use of a nuclear weapon is to be avoided 'at all costs'. what is the point of having one?
Enoch Powell 24/01/1984
Category: Repartee, Nuclear Disarmament
Like the Roman I seem to see the River Tiber foaming with much blood.
Enoch Powell 20/04/1968
Category: 100 Best Quotes Ever, Racism
I am the last person whom it would be reasonable to expect to leave the Conservative Party.
Enoch Powell
Category: Conservative Party
Paisley has been and remains a greater threat to the Union than the Foreign Office and the Provisional IRA rolled into one.
Enoch Powell 11/01/1981
Category: Northern Ireland
I have set and always will set my face like flint against making any difference between one citizen of this country and another on the grounds of his origin.
Enoch Powell 1964
Category: Racism
A little nonsense now and then is not a bad thing - where would we politicians be if we were not allowed to talk it sometimes.
Enoch Powell 1965
Category: Politicians (as a species)
The Prime Minister, shortly after she came into office, received a sobriquet as the 'Iron Lady'. It arose in the context of remarks which she made about defence against the Soviet Union and its allies; but there was no reason to suppose that the Right Honourable Lady did not welcome and, indeed, take pride in that description. In the next week or two this House, the nation and the Right Honourable Lady herself, will learn of what metal she is made.
Enoch Powell 03/04/1982
House of Commons speech at the outbreak of the Falklands Conflict
Category: Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher (quotes about)
She is a very patient person. She can put up for a long time with being made to say what she doesn't believe.
Enoch Powell
On Margaret Thatcher
Category: Margaret Thatcher (quotes about)
