Quote#Politics & Power
I...am not what is called a Socialist. I believe in the right of…
Quote byH. H. Asquith · 1852–1928
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Budget speech in the House of Commons (18 April 1907).
English (original)
I...am not what is called a Socialist. I believe in the right of every man face to face with the State to make the best of himself, and, subject to the limitation that he does not become a nuisance or a danger to the community, to make less than the best of himself. ... [B]ut...there is nothing that calls so loudly or so imperiously as the possibilities of social reform.
— H. H. Asquith
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