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WHAT BETTER way to mark International Workers Day than with a quote from the late, great Tony Benn? It’s often repeated – but so well worth learning and applying to most political situations.
“If one meets a powerful person – Adolf Hitler, Joe Stalin or Bill Gates – ask them five questions ‘What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And how can we get rid of you?’ If you cannot get rid of the people who govern you, you do not live in a democratic system.”
Tony Benn MP, final speech to the House of Commons, Hansard
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