I'm not frightened about death. I don't know why, but I just feel that at a certain moment your switch is switched off, and that's it. And you can't do anything about it. Tony Benn deathfeelfrighten Change image and share on social
I believe the more difficult the circumstances, the more people will be inclined to trust those in charge at the moment. Tony Benn chargecircumstancedifficult Change image and share on social
If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library. Tony Benn basketfiftyfile Change image and share on social
My day rotates around my family. I am very lucky. Tony Benn dayfamilylucky Change image and share on social
Someone comes every morning at nine o'clock to see if I am still alive. I do get lonely, yes, but I have the children who come and see me. I see all my children every week, and there are the grandchildren, too. Tony Benn alivechildclock share on social
Normally, people give up parliament because they want to do more business or spend more time with family. My wife said 'why don't you say you're giving up to devote more time to politics?'. And it is what I have done. Tony Benn businessdevotefamily share on social
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 embarrassmentlifelifetime Change image and share on social
All war represents a failure of diplomacy. Tony Benn diplomacyfailurerepresent Change image and share on social
You have to try to build support around causes. It is uniting to campaign on a single issue, and it is never just a single issue; it's always more than that. Tony Benn buildcampaignissue Change image and share on social
