John Enoch Powell
The Right Honourable John Enoch Powell MBE (June 16, 1912 February 8, 1998) was a British politician. Controversial throughout his career, his tenure in senior office was brief; however, his skills as a polemicist and orator gained significant public support for his controversial views on issues such as immigration and the United Kingdom's entry into the European Union, sparking national debates which continue to this day.
6 Quotes
Remove advertising, disable a person or firm from proclaiming its wares and their merits, and the whole of society and of the economy is transformed. The enemies of advertising are the enemies of freedom.
— John Enoch Powell
No battle is worth fighting except the last one.
— John Enoch Powell
When I repress my emotion my stomach keeps score.
— John Enoch Powell
If I cannot understand my friend's silence, I will never get to understand his words.
— John Enoch Powell
I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.
— John Enoch Powell
If my ship sails from sight, it doesn't mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.
— John Enoch Powell