Making mistakes is part of life. The only things I would feel ashamed of would be if I had said things I hadn't believed in order to get on. Some politicians do do that.
From Tony Benn
I've got four lovely children, ten lovely grandchildren, and I left parliament to devote more time to politics, and I think that what is really going on in Britain is a growing sense of alienation. People don't feel anyone listens to them.
I've made every mistake - but mistakes are how you learn.
I believe the more difficult the circumstances, the more people will be inclined to trust those in charge at the moment.
We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values.
The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians.
My filing system is messy but orderly.
My day rotates around my family. I am very lucky.
I've had a very full life, and I've enjoyed it very much. I've learned a great deal and feel indebted to all the people who have worked so hard.
Someone comes every morning at nine o'clock to see if I am still alive. I do get lonely, yes, but I have the children who come and see me. I see all my children every week, and there are the grandchildren, too.
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