Who said “We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down.”?

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Aneurin Bevan. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceIn the Observer, 6 December 1953.

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Bevan, A. (n.d.). We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24020-we-know-what-happens-to-people-who-stay/

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Bevan, Aneurin. “We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24020-we-know-what-happens-to-people-who-stay/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Bevan, Aneurin. “We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24020-we-know-what-happens-to-people-who-stay/.

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