Gordon Brown quotes

Gordon Brown is a British politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a key role in managing the country’s response to the global financial crisis. He is known for his leadership in the Labour Party and his advocacy for social justice. Here are 51 of his quotes:

There is nothing that you could say to me now that I could ever believe. (Gordon Brown)
I take full responsibility for what happened. That's why the person who was responsible went immediately. View quote
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What has become clear is that Britain cannot trust the Conservatives to run the economy. Everyone knows that I'm all in favour of apprenticeships, but let me tell you this is no time for a novice. View quote
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David Blunkett and I both take the same view that it is scandalous that someone from North Tyneside, Laura Spence, with the best qualifications and who wants to be a doctor, should be turned down by Oxford University using an interview system more reminiscent of the old school network and the old school tie than justice. It is about time for an end to that old Britain where what matters more are the privileges you are born with, rather than the potential you actually have. View quote
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Our new economic approach is rooted in ideas which stress the importance of macro-economics, post neo-classical endogenous growth theory and the symbiotic relationships between growth and investment, and people and infrastructure. View quote
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Good strong banks are essential for every family and for every business in the country and extraordinary times call for the bold and far-reaching solutions that the Treasury has announced today. View quote
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On this day I remember words that have stayed with me since my childhood and which matter a great deal to me today, my school motto: "I will try my outmost". This is my promise to all of the people of Britain and now let the work of change begin. View quote
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56,000 companies have already benefited from the schemes that we have brought in. If we have taken the advice of the Conservative Party, no money would have been used. As Barack Obama said only yesterday, doing nothing is not an option. View quote
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I understand that in the UK there have already been 10,000 complaints from viewers about these remarks, which people see, rightly, as offensive. I want Britain to be seen as a country of fairness and tolerance. Anything detracting from this I condemn. View quote
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It is time to train British workers for the British jobs that will be available over the coming few years and to make sure that people who are inactive and unemployed are able to get the new jobs on offer in our country. View quote
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I said that this would be a Budget based on prudence for a purpose and that guides us also in our approach to public spending. (Gordon Brown)
I have just accepted the invitation of Her Majesty The Queen to form a Government. This will be a new Government with new priorities and I have been privileged to have been granted the great opportunity to serve my country and at all times I will be strong in purpose, steadfast in will, resolute in action in the service of what matters to the British people, meeting the concerns and aspirations of our whole country. View quote
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Politics seems much less important today. When you see your young daughter smiling as she was, and moving around, it's a superb feeling. View quote
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My first rule – the golden rule – ensures that over the economic cycle the Government will borrow only to invest, and that current spending will be met from taxation. View quote
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I'm here – but I haven't been given permission to drive. View quote
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I want to lead a government humble enough to know its place – where I will always strive to be – and that is on people's side. View quote
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You need in the long run for stability, for economic growth, for jobs, as well as for financial stability, global economic institutions that make sure that growth to be sustained has to be shared, and are built on the principle that the prosperity of this world is indivisible. View quote
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I'm a great supporter of the European Union. I didn't support entry to the Euro, not because I'm against it in principle but because I didn't think it was economically right for Britain. But that doesn't make me any less pro-European. View quote
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Take, therefore, what modern technology is capable of: the power of our moral sense allied to the power of communications and our ability to organize internationally. That, in my view, gives us the first opportunity as a community to fundamentally change the world. View quote
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I agree with Nick. View quote
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If this referendum is about anything it is about what kind of Britain we are and what kind of Britain we aspire to become. We should be a leader in Europe, not simply a member. We should not be fully out and we should not be half out. We should be fully in. We should recognise that the world has changed since the first referendum and we should be advocates for cooperation in an inter-dependent world. (Gordon Brown)
And if you're like me and a million more people who are convinced that the case for cooperation is greater than any case put for separation then I say to you: hold your heads high. Show dignity and pride. Be confident. Let us have confidence that our values are indeed the values of the majority of the people of Scotland. That our principles of sharing and cooperation are far better and mean more to them than separation and splitting apart. View quote
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We not only saved the world, er, saved the banks... View quote
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The problem we have is making sure that we do not inflict harm on ourselves, by leaving the EU with no deal. View quote
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We should be a leader in Europe, not leaving it. View quote
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Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown - Image
Photo: Unknown photographer, OGL 3
Occupation: British Minister
Born: February 20, 1951
Quotes count: 51
Wikipedia: Gordon Brown

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