It Is Obvious I Shall Have To

I Think Democracy Is The Most Revolutionary Thing In The World, Because If You Have Power You Use It To Meet The Needs Of You And Your Community.

No Medieval Monarch In The Whole Of British History Ever Had Such Power As Every Modern British Prime Minister Has In His Or Her Hands. Nor Does Any American President Have Power Approaching This

Through Talk, We Tamed Kings, Restrained Tyrants, Averted Revolution

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?

There May Be A Legal Obligation To Obey, But There Will Be No Moral Obligation To Obey. When It Comes To History, It Will Be The People Who Broke The Law For Freedom Who Will Be Remembered And Honoured.