It is not God but the Devil who is in charge of the international situation and those who are working for God in it are poor servants if all they do …

- Ramsay Macdonald

We hear war called murder. It is not; it is suicide.

- Ramsay Macdonald

The trade-unionist has the same limitation imposed upon him as the capitalist. He cannot advance his interests at the expense of society.

- Ramsay Macdonald

Golf is to me what his Sabine farm was to the poet Horace - a solace and an inspiration.

- Ramsay Macdonald

Tomorrow every Duchess in London will be waiting to kiss me.

- Ramsay Macdonald

Society goes on and on and on. It is the same with ideas.

- Ramsay Macdonald

Wars are popular. Contractors make profits; the aristocracy glean honour.

- Ramsay Macdonald

We shall never be able to effect physical disarmament until we have succeeded in effecting moral disarmament.

- Ramsay Macdonald

The man who saves time by galloping loses it by missing his way; the shepherd who hurries his flock to get them home spends the night on the mountain…

- Ramsay Macdonald