1894-1986, British Conservative Politician, Prime Minister
As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.
Harold Macmillan – [Politicians and Politics]
At home you always have to be a politician. When you're abroad you almost feel yourself a statesman.
Harold Macmillan – [Politicians and Politics]
If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency. Decency is very good. Better decent than indecent. But I don't think it's enough.
Harold Macmillan – [Atheism]
It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.
Harold Macmillan – [Fools and Foolishness]
Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.
Harold Macmillan – [Negotiation]
Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but incapable of growth.
Harold Macmillan – [Marxism]
Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
Harold Macmillan – [Funerals]
Power? It's like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there.
Harold Macmillan – [Power]
The wind of change is blowing through the continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact.
Harold Macmillan – [Change]
We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.
Harold Macmillan – [Experts]