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Bitter was the opposition of Laborites, virtually all State-schooled. Argumentative Labor M.P. Aneurin Bevan* - told the House tartly: "There is a great body of opinion, which isn't sufficiently articulate, that public schools should be allowed to die a natural death. Some would like them to die a little more violently." Crumped acid Labor M.P. Charles Ammon: "While it is said the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, it can be answered now that the Battle of Britain was won on the playing fields of the [State] schools of England...
Something else that has never been done before in Hanover was the announcement of a coaching staff such as that which was pulled out of the hat last night. We can already see the Harvard Crimson, from their Ivy-League Cellar, tut-tutting the choice of All-Americans Bevan and Barley, the drafting of a Cassiano from the pro ranks. For the Crimson has often seemed to operate on the principle that Ivy League football is all right so long as it isn't good football...
...Churchill-Bevan compromise is being tested in a furnace. When the test is over, privilege may wish to know at what point the masses will consent to call the revolution off. That point Laski does not indicate. He is only sure that if the consenting parties are not nice to each other, the fascists will get them both...
...sooner were his words out than fiery Welsh Laborite Aneurin Bevan bawled: "Isn't it time that certain honorable Members shouldn't act as pimps of the Governments...
Outshouting him, M. P. Thurtle hurled at M. P. Bevan: "If you'd like to repeat that outside, I'll deal with...