‘Many followed your leadership – and we will continue to do so’

Gutted that we’ve lost Harry Leslie Smith. I have so much respect for that man – what an amazing campaigner he was. I will really miss his tweets: so outspoken, so robust, so on the button, for justice, for caring, for socialism. RIP Harry Leslie. Many followed your leadership – and we will continue to do so. jessthecrip

‘The world is a poorer place without him’

Harry Leslie Smith was a gift. I’ll miss him | Bella Mackie Read more

The world is a poorer place without him. It’s probably just as well that he didn’t live to see the results of Brexit, including the destruction of the NHS and welfare state. We can honour him, and all those of his generation who fought and worked to give us a fairer society, by trying to stop Brexit, save the NHS and bring back a fair and compassionate society, including a benefits system that allows those unable to work to lead a dignified life. starsmurf

‘Harry Leslie Smith may have sadly passed on, but his message won’t’

Harry Leslie Smith may have sadly passed on, but his message won’t. A man who grew up in a UK with no NHS and fought the scourge of the far right in the second world war. Never let Theresa May et al, who would see the poor in penury and destroy the NHS, call themselves patriots. Harry was a patriot, and he saw may and the rest for what they are. nogbadthebad

Play Video 3:03 'We must never let the NHS free from our grasp': Harry Leslie Smith's powerful 2014 speech – video

‘A wise man who spoke a few simple truths’

RIP Harry Leslie Smith. “Don’t let my past be your future” sticks in the memory. He was a wise man who spoke a few simple truths and kept fighting until the end for a better, fairer society. Addicks123

‘Told us the true value of the NHS’

I’m going to put aside all other comments for a while. RIP Harry Leslie Smith, a good man who told the truth about the horror of war, the importance of peace and working together, and the real value of the NHS. nufubar

‘He wouldn’t want us to let up in his name’

I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t want us to let up in his name. Move forward and get louder to protect what he held dear, in Harry’s memory. Felipe1st

‘We need more like him’

Another deeply humane and decent person falls and one who had been through and seen so much. We are in dire need of more humane people like Harry. hundredhander

‘No more needs to be said than this’

Describing his motivation, he wrote: “I am one of the last few remaining voices left from a generation of men and women who built a better society for our children and grandchildren out of the horrors of the second world war, as well as the hunger of the Great Depression.

“Sadly, that world my generation helped build on a foundation of decency and fair play is being swept away by neoliberalism and the greed of the 1%, which has brought discord around the globe. Today, the western world stands at its most dangerous juncture since the 1930s.” No more needs to be said... SPT777

‘A legacy to be proud of’

We need more brave, kind, articulate people like Harry Leslie Smith. There’s someone with a legacy to be proud of. bewilderedpenguin