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Recovery begins from the darkest moment.

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It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics, to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.

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If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government.

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Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be too clever by half. The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters.

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The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare.

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Life is full of surprises.

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You don't forget crises and neither does the Queen.

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The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It's played a significant part in public disillusionment with politics and has led to the absurd situation where more people vote for 'Strictly Come Dancing' than voted in the general election.

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If we want to deliver opportunity for all, we need an economy that delivers jobs for the future.

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I think the majority of the British people are still sanguine about the need for war.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Politician

Born: March 29th, 1943

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