UN General Assembly
1958

47. What is the essence of political interdependence? The United Kingdom view, based on centuries of parliamentary institutions, is that within the State the only basis for a happy society is one of live and let live, of tolerance and understanding, of political argument of course, but also of the feeling that there is sufficient national unity to see that that tolerance is not abused. I once heard it said that democracy only works well if 75 percent of the people hold approximately the same views on 75 per cent of the issues of the day. All generalizations are dangerous, but I think there is an element of truth in this one. I believe that in my own country it is broadly correct and therefore our democracy works with reasonable tolerance and understanding between the various sections of the community.