A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There is all the difference in the world.
– Tony Benn
All war represents a failure of diplomacy.
– Tony Benn
I did not enter the labor Party forty-seven years ago to have our manifesto written by Dr. Mori, Dr. Gallup and Mr. Harris.
– Tony Benn
If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library.
– Tony Benn
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.
– Tony Benn
Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.
– Tony Benn
The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians.
– Tony Benn
We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values.