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John Burns Quotes

English - Activist | October 20, 1858 - January 24, 1943

I neither drink nor smoke, because my schoolmaster impressed upon me three cardinal virtues; cleanliness in person, cleanliness in mind; temperance.

Mind Me Smoke Person Three Drink

Books are a real solace, friendships are good but action is better than all.

Good Action Better Real Solace Than

The Thames is liquid history.

History Liquid Thames

I want the municipality to be a helping hand to the man with a desire of sympathy, to help the fallen when it is not in their power to help themselves.

Power Man Sympathy Help Desire Want

I am depressed rather at the wave of brutality sweeping over the country.

I Am Wave Country Over Brutality Am

The men who made the war were profuse in their praises of the man who kicked the P.M. out of his office and now degrades by his disloyal, dishonest and lying presence the greatest office in the State.

Men Man War Now Lying Office

I recognise that Socialism has ended its purely theoretical course, and that the hour to construct has come.

Socialism Come Course Construct Hour

I am only doing now what I have ever done; and ever will continue to do - that is adapting past experience to present reform in the light of high ideals and future objects.

Future Light Experience Past I Am

In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who only advocate the unobtainable because the immediately possible is beyond their moral courage, administrative ability, and their political prescience.

Work Courage Men Political Possible

I must firmly adhere to the views I have held and practice, that Socialism to succeed must be practical, tolerant, cohesive and consciously compromising with Progressive forces running, if not so far, in parallel lines towards its own goal.

Practice Succeed Socialism Goal Own

Judge men less by the labels they wear than by their persistent labour for sure if slow progress.

Men Progress Slow Judge Wear Sure

Individual effort is almost relatively impossible to cope with the big problem of poverty as we see it.

Effort Impossible Problem Poverty

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