Making Mistakes Is How You Learn.

After The War People Said, 'if You Can Plan For War, Why Can't You Plan For Peace?' When I Was 17, I Had A Letter From The Government Saying, 'dear Mr. Benn, Will You Turn Up When You're 17 1/2? We'll Give You Free Food, Free Clothes, Free Training, Free Accommodation, And Two Shillings, Ten Pence A Day To Just Kill Germans.' People Said, Well, If You Can Have Full Employment To Kill People, Why In God's Name Couldn't You Have Full Employment And Good Schools, Good Hospitals, Good Houses?

The Way A Government Treats Refugees Is Very Instructive.

If You're Going To Make Sense Of Politics You Have To Have A Historical Perspective And Also Recognise That You Have To Work With People You Don't Agree With.

Choice Depends On The Freedom To Choose And If You Are Shackled With Debt You Don't Have The Freedom To Choose.

Anyone From Abroad Will Tell You That It Is The Class System That Really Lies At The Root Of Our Problems, Economic And Industrial. The House Of Lords Symbolises That.