It Was Very Much A Cry For Democratic Control At That Time. Above All, Breaking The Accomplished Power Of A Few People To Rule The Lives Of Everybody Else. - SearchQuotes

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It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else.

Barbara Castle

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