Author: Barbara Castle

Quotes

That was not what men and women fought for during the war.

That was not what men and women fought for during the war.

- Barbara Castle

It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else.

It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else.

- Barbara Castle

And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to talk socialism to keep up people's morale.

And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to talk socialism to keep up people's morale.

- Barbara Castle

What we set out to do was to ensure that this system of fair shares and the planning and controls continued after the war, and when we won, that's what we did.

What we set out to do was to ensure that this system of fair shares and the planning and controls continued after the war, and when we won, that's what we did.

- Barbara Castle

I remember people who'd had a lot of hardship during the war. They'd thought we'd won.

I remember people who'd had a lot of hardship during the war. They'd thought we'd won.

- Barbara Castle

Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service.

Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service.

- Barbara Castle

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