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There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal actors performed in line with the ideas and values of that time, not of ours.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Actor Because Great Ideas Important Judgement Line More Ours Past Performed Principal Than Thus Time Understanding Values Where

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History provides no precise guidelines.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Guidelines History Precise Provides

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People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Constantly Guidance Kind Know Lacking People Some Something Spiritual Wanting

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It depends on how it is done but what we are drifting into, which is that people grow up without any sense of a spiritual dimension to life, is just impoverishing.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Any Depends Dimension Done Drifting Grow Grow Up How Just Life People Sense Spiritual Up Which Without

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People are very interested in politics, they just don't like it labelled politics.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Interested Just Labelled Like People Politics Very

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But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Because Being Bound Cannot Deployed Follow Go Now Troops War Weapons

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No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Allowing Compel Disarmed Example Feasible For Example Iraq May Military More Namely Outcome Should Successful Time Timetable Un War Without

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A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Act Democratic Fresh Genuinely Iraq Might Spur Well

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It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would go to war in Iraq.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Afghanistan Defence Essentially Go Iraq Self War Would

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I may be wrong in that, but not I think in putting the questions. In our modern democracy the government needs not a unanimous but a general support for war before it orders our forces to fight.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Before Democracy Fight Forces General Government May Modern Needs Orders Our Putting Questions Support Think Unanimous War Wrong I Think

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Politician

Born: March 8th, 1930

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