The uncut diaries are 16 million words. It's very tiring to do your diary every night before you go to bed. Tony Benn beddiarymillion Change image and share on social
We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values. Tony Benn capitalismchangedefine Change image and share on social
The exhaustion of old age is something people who are younger don't fully appreciate. Tony Benn ageexhaustionfully Change image and share on social
Age does take it out of you, and I haven't the energy I had before. Sometimes I have breakfast and sit in this chair, and I wake up and it is lunchtime. In the past, the idea of sleeping through a morning would have horrified me, but you have to accept the limitations that old age imposes on you. Tony Benn acceptagebreakfast share on social
My day rotates around my family. I am very lucky. Tony Benn dayfamilylucky Change image and share on social
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 think if you're going to be committed to doing anything, you really have to care about it, and I suppose that is a romantic idea. Tony Benn carecommitidea 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
All war represents a failure of diplomacy. Tony Benn diplomacyfailurerepresent Change image and share on social