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Britain Quotes

On identity, history, and honest change

These Britain quotes reflect on the country's place in Europe, its religious mood, and honest assessments of harder decades in its recent history.

There's no question that there is more anti-religion noise in Britain.

Quotes by Trevor Phillips

Britain today is suffering from galloping obsolescence.

Quotes by Tony Benn

Britain's fascination with its changing language is renowned.

Quotes by Susie Dent

I am not a superstar in Britain.

Quotes by Stephen Hendry

Am Quotes

We moved back to Britain for my secondary education.

Quotes by O. T. Fagbenle

Britain's destiny lies in Europe.

Quotes by Nigel Lawson

Poles finished communism, and Great Britain profited significantly from this.

Quotes by Lech Walesa

By the end of the 1970s Britain was in a mess.

Quotes by Kenneth Baker

I was elected to Westminster when I was 25; I was Britain's youngest MP.

Quotes by Jo Swinson

Back Quotes

I love filming in Britain.

Quotes by Jason Priestley

Europe existed before Britain joined it.

Quotes by Francois Hollande

Britain has been good to the Jews, and the Jews have been good for Britain.

Quotes by Ephraim Mirvis

Kneejerk interventionism or kneejerk isolationism is the wrong course for Britain.

Quotes by Douglas Alexander

My relationship to Britain is of no consequence.

Quotes by Derek Walcott

Been Quotes

The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq.

Quotes by Bashar al-Assad

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these Britain quotes take a political position?
No - they describe general moods and historical moments without endorsing any party or current debate.
Is Brexit or EU membership discussed directly?
Not directly - one quote references Britain's destiny lying in Europe, framed as a broad historical observation rather than a policy stance.
What decade do these quotes reference most?
The 1970s comes up specifically, described as a difficult period in the country's recent history.
Are these quotes critical of Britain?
Some are candid about past struggles, like galloping obsolescence, but they read as honest assessment rather than attack.
Is there a quote about religion in Britain?
Yes, one notes there's more anti-religion sentiment in Britain compared to elsewhere.

Together they read as candid, sometimes critical snapshots of Britain at different points in time, without taking a side on any current debate.