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Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden
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“The object of Socialism is not to render the individual capable of living on his personal resources. That is the theory of radical individualism. Its object is to create in him a greater and greater sense of his dependence upon the state, and, at the same time, to inculcate in him the conviction that he is a part of it and that he has a duty and responsibility toward the state; and that only in so far as he fulfils this duty can he benefit by the advantages of a complete personal and social life.”
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden (1864–1937) first seen 1911 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the Insurance Bill (Labour Leader, 14 July 1911)
“Truth," it has been said, "is the first casualty of war.”
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden (1864–1937) first seen 1916 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Introduction to Truth and the War, by E. D. Morel. London, July 1916. p. ix books.google. p. xiii in the 3rd edition 1918 archive.org (cf. Aeschylus#Misattributed)
“It is no part of my job as Chancellor of the Exchequer to put before the House of Commons proposals for the expenditure of public money. The function of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as I understand it, is to resist all demands for expenditure made by his colleagues and, when he can no longer resist, to limit the concession to the barest point of acceptance.”
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden (1864–1937) first seen 1924 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To the House of Commons (30 July 1924, H.C. Deb. Vol. 176, Cols 2091-2)
“I would like to see the word 'nationalization' banned from the socialist vocabulary.”
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden (1864–1937) first seen 1928 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Daily Herald (15 October 1928)
“I hope you have read the election programme of the Labour Party...this is not socialism. It is Bolshevism run mad.”
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden (1864–1937) first seen 1931 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: BBC radio broadcast (17 October 1931)
“They were told that Cobdenism was dead. ... Cobdenism was never more alive throughout the world than it was to-day. ... To-day the ideas of Cobden were in revolt against selfish nationalism. The need for the breaking down of trade restrictions, which took various forms, was universally recognized even by those who were unable to throw off those shackles.”
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden (1864–1937) first seen 1932 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech to the Dunford House (Cobden Memorial) Association at the Hotel Victoria (7 July 1932), quoted in The Times (8 July 1932), p. 9