“The discoveries of healing science must be the inheritance of all. That is clear. Disease must be attacked whether it occurs in the poorest or the richest man or woman, simply on the ground that it is the enemy; it must be attacked just in the same way that the fire brigade will give its full assistance to the humblest cottage as readily as to the most important mansion. . . . Our policy is to create a national health service, in order to secure that everybody in the country, irrespective of means, age, sex, or occupation, shall have equal opportunities to benefit from the best and most up-to-date medical and allied services available.” — Winston Churchill, speaking to the Royal College of Physicians, March 2, 1944.
“The discoveries of healing science must be the inheritance of all. That is clear. Disease must be attacked whether it occurs in the poorest or the richest man or woman, simply on the ground that it is the enemy; it must be attacked just in the same way that the fire brigade will give its full assistance to the humblest cottage as readily as to the most important mansion. . . . Our policy is to create a national health service, in order to secure that everybody in the country, irrespective of means, age, sex, or occupation, shall have equal opportunities to benefit from the best and most up-to-date medical and allied services available.” — Winston Churchill, speaking to the Royal College of Physicians, March 2, 1944.