Downing Quotes
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More Downing Quotes
An empty taxi arrived at10 Downing Street, and when the door was opened Attlee got out.
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill— Attributed. Quoted in Kenneth Harris Attlee (1982), ch.16.
He was without any rival whatever, the first comic genius who ever installed himself in Downing Street
michael foot— On Benjamin Disraeli, in his own book, Debts of Honour
An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
clement attlee— A remark commonly attributed to Winston Churchill; however, Churchill denied the attribution, saying "Mr Attlee is an honourable and gallant gentleman, and a faithful colleague who served his country well at the time of her greatest need. I should be obliged if you would make it clear whenever an occasion arises that I would never make such a remark about him, and that I strongly disapprove of anybody who does."
This is the second time in our history that there has come back from Germany to Downing Street peace with honour. I believe it is peace in our time.
neville chamberlain— "Neville Chamberlain 1937-40 Conservative", 10 Downing Street, number10.gov.uk (accessed 2006-06-11)On returning to England from Munich in 1938; cf. Benjamin Disraeli's return from the Congress of Berlin in 1878
But that's not possible. The Prime Minister left Downing Street, he was driven away
— Who: Indra Ganesh
— Source: Aliens of London (2005)
— Notes: .
