"Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service." ― Barbara Castle Topic(s): Health More From Barbara Castle "He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the pit, his brother had been down the pit, and of course he would go down the pit." More In Health "If there ever is government-run health care, the first ones to sign up should be the president and every member of Congress, including myself. You should be able to keep the insurance you’ve got today, if you like it, and always choose your own doctor."― Mike Ross "I was very interested in American poetry for many years. Much less now."― Norman MacCaig "If it’s really so wonderful that both partners have to work to make a living to pay for their house, for health insurance, someone is obviously going to get the short end of the stick."― Eric Braeden