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Quotation by Norman Tebbit
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He didn't riot. He got on his bike and looked for work.
Norman Tebbit (b. 1931), British Conservative politician. speech, Oct. 15, 1981, Conservative Party Conference, Blackpool, England.
On his unemployed father during the Depression. Tebbit's speech, contrasting his father's self-help approach with the attitude of rioters in Britain during the previous summer, was received with a rousing ovation at the conference, but provoked widespread controversy in the country at a time when unemployment stood at three million.
On his unemployed father during the Depression. Tebbit's speech, contrasting his father's self-help approach with the attitude of rioters in Britain during the previous summer, was received with a rousing ovation at the conference, but provoked widespread controversy in the country at a time when unemployment stood at three million.
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