Political Insults & Putdowns

Quotes and Insulting Quotations from Harold Macmillan

Revolt by all means, but only on one issue at a time. To do more would be to confuse the whips
On advising new MP's

The only quality needed for an MP is the ability to write a good letter
On the abilities of politicians

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
On the Liberal Party

Forever poised between a cliché and an indiscretion
On being Foreign Secretary

The stag at bay with the mentality of the fox at large
On Harold Macmillan

A successful current affairs television show seems to be more and more a cross between a music hall turn and a scene in a torture chamber
On politics in the media