43 Quotes by Edward Heath

There is no question of any erosion of essential national sovereignty.

We will have to embark on a change so radical, a revolution so quiet and yet so total, that it will go far beyond the programme for a parliament

We shall have a harder Christmas than we have known since the war.

I don't think that modesty is the outstanding characteristic of contemporary politics, do you?

This was a secret meeting on a secret tour which nobody is supposed to know about. It means that there are men, and perhaps women, in this country walking around with eggs in their pockets, just on the off-chance of seeing the Prime Minister.

The historic role of the Conservative Party is to use the leverage of its political and diplomatic skills to create a fresh balance between the different elements within the state at those times when, for one reason or another, their imbalance threatens to disrupt the orderly development of society

Whatever the lady does is wrong. I do not know of a single right decision taken by her.

I was delighted that by campaigning throughout England, Scotland and Wales, addressing in all 39 public meetings, I had contributed to the victory of the Conservative Party at this general election.

Other countries have far greater problems than we have.