Polly Toynbee
Quotations
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“There is all the difference in the world between teaching children about religion and handing them over to be taught by the religious.” -Polly Toynbee
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“Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron dipped a toe in the water, using the word lightly, but denying the hard policies it implies. Labour shies away from it, but should take up the challenge.” -Polly Toynbee
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“How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world’s main religions?” -Polly Toynbee
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“Inequality makes everyone unhappy, the poor most of all, and that is well within the remit of the state. More money gives less extra happiness the richer we get, yet we are addicted to earning and spending more every year.” -Polly Toynbee
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“Most people come to fear not death itself, but the many terrible ways of dying.” -Polly Toynbee
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“But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith.” -Polly Toynbee
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“But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith.” -Polly Toynbee
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“People want the right to die at a time of their own choosing. Too many families have watched helplessly as a relative dies slowly, longing for death.” -Polly Toynbee
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