THREAD: BORN THIS DAY, 1925 Anthony Wedgwood Benn (better known as Tony Benn). Always outspoken, here are a few of his more memorable quotes... 1/ 
"The Labour party has never been a socialist party, although there have always been socialists in it - a bit like Christians in the Church of England." 2/
"There is no final victory, as there is no final defeat. There is just the same battle. To be fought, over and over again. So toughen up, bloody toughen up." 3/
"When Blair was elected leader of the Labour Party, he said, 'New Labour is a new political party' - that was the phrase he used, and I'm so glad he said it because he set up his own party and I'm not a member of it." 4/
"I don't believe in the hereditary principle in the House of Lords. Imagine going to the dentist, sitting in the chair and he says, 'I'm not a dentist myself, but my father was a dentist and his father before him. Now, open wide!" 5/
"If I rescued a child from drowning, the press would no doubt headline the story: 'Benn grabs child" 6/
"The Civil Service is a bit like a rusty weathercock. It moves with opinion then it stays where it is until another wind moves it in a different direction" 7/
"Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters" 8/
"I left my heart in San Francisco
High on a hill, it calls to me
To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars
The morning fog may chill the air, I don't care" 9/
High on a hill, it calls to me
To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars
The morning fog may chill the air, I don't care" 9/
Sorry - that last one was Tony Bennet... 😉 10/10
