I Am On The Right Wing Of

Making Mistakes Is How You Learn.

I Think There Are Two Ways In Which People Are Controlled - First Of All Frighten People And Secondly Demoralize Them.

It's The Same Each Time With Progress. First They Ignore You, Then They Say You're Mad, Then Dangerous, Then There's A Pause And Then You Can't Find Anyone Who Disagrees With You.

The Way A Government Treats Refugees Is Very Instructive.

After The War People Said, 'if You Can Plan For War, Why Can't You Plan For Peace?' When I Was 17, I Had A Letter From The Government Saying, 'dear Mr. Benn, Will You Turn Up When You're 17 1/2? We'll Give You Free Food, Free Clothes, Free Training, Free Accommodation, And Two Shillings, Ten Pence A Day To Just Kill Germans.' People Said, Well, If You Can Have Full Employment To Kill People, Why In God's Name Couldn't You Have Full Employment And Good Schools, Good Hospitals, Good Houses?