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Yes Minister — Season 2
Jim Hacker: "Ministers are not experts. They are chosen expressly because they know nothing."
Joan Littler: "What I insist on knowing is what is the actual difference between dioxin and metadioxin."
Jim Hacker: "But you see, it's the public will. This is a democracy, and the people don't like it."
Jim Hacker: "How come the Times knows the wording of the Henderson report before I do."
Jim Hacker: "Suppose he [Professor Henderson] produces one of these cautious wait-and-see reports?"
Jim Hacker: "Europe is a community of nations, dedicated towards one goal."
Sir Humphrey: "Shall we attend the conference in Brussels?"
Jim Hacker: "Brussels is a shambles. You know what they say about the average Common Market official: he has the organizing ability of the Italians, the flexibility of the Germans, and the modesty of the French. And that's topped up by the imagination of the Belgians, the generosity of the Dutch and the intelligence of the Irish."
[Talking about defying the word processing directive from Brussels]
Jim Hacker: "The trouble with Brussels is not internationalism, it is too much bureaucracy."
Sir Humphrey: "Didn't you read the Financial Times this morning?"
Sir Humphrey: "Well, I wonder if you would be kind enough to sign this, Minister? It is extremely urgent."
Bill Pritchard: "The Sun specifically asked if you could be photographed amongst the donkeys."
[Talking about the Bank's building plans]
Sir Desmond Glazebrook: "Surely once a Minister has made his decision, that's it, isn't it?"
Betty Oldham: "Look, Sir Humphrey, whatever we ask the Minister, he says is an administrative question for you, and whatever we ask you, you say is a policy question for the Minister. How do you suggest we find out what is going on?"
Sir Humphrey: "There is the excuse we used for the Munich Agreement: It occurred before certain important facts were known, and couldn't happen again."
Jim Hacker: "Tiny mistake? 75,000 pounds [wasted]! Give me an example of a big mistake."
Sir Humphrey: "He that would keep a secret, must keep it secret that he has a secret to keep."
Jim Hacker: "But Humphrey, if these revelations are true..."