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Misgovernment...will often be reflected in oppressive or aggressive policies towards groups within the state or towards the state's neighbours.

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What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner 'I stand for consensus'?

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The first step in calculating which way to go is to find out where you are.

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Defeat? I do not recognize the meaning of the word.

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The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out.

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One of my favourite quotations is: 'That which thy father bequeathed thee, earn it anew, if thou wouldst possess it.'

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Rooster, maybe well crows, but the eggs still bears the chicken.

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We are a British nation with British characteristics. Every country can take some small minorities and in many ways they add to the richness and variety of this country. The moment the minority threatens to become a big one, people get frightened.

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Advisers advise, and ministers decide.

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I calculate that I was responsible for proposing the elevation to the Lords of some 214 of its present numbers.

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I can't bear Britain in decline. I just can't.

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If the Europeans truly wish to improve their NATO contribution they can show it simply enough. They can establish professional armed forces, like those of the UK. And they can acquire more advanced technology. Indeed, unless that happens soon the gulf between the European and US capabilities will yawn so wide that it will not be possible to share the same battlefield. Alas, I do not think that sharing battlefields with our American friends - but rather disputing global primacy with them - is what European defence plans are truly about.

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Please don't use the word tough. People might get the impression that I don't care. And I do care, very deeply. Resilient, I think.

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We want a society in which we are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. That is what we mean by a moral society - not a society in which the State is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the State.

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We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.

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Failure? The possibilities do not exist.

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It is in a country's interests to keep faith with its allies. States in this sense are like people. If you have a reputation for exacting favors and not returning them, the favours dry up.

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The government has no money of its own. It's all your money.

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If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

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One hopes to achieve the zero option, but in the absence of that we must achieve balanced numbers.

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