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British Politician Inspirational Quotes (1208)

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I believe every abortion is a tragedy.
Diane Abbott
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Sixteen- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and can join the army, so surely they should in turn be given their right to vote.
Lucy Powell
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People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.
William Hague
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According to the papers, I'm miserable, alienated, and on the brink of resignation. But that's simply not where I am.
Vince Cable
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The Conservatives played like England cricketers - too many rash strokes and run-outs, dropped catches and bowling anywhere but the stumps.
Norman Tebbit
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I believe in public services.
George Osborne
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People have had certain ­assumptions in the past about ­Conservative governments, partly because of some of the things that happened in the 1980s, and partly because of the tone of some of the debate in the 1980s that appeared to say public spending on the arts was something you might want to progressively ­reduce.
Jeremy Hunt
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World records are only borrowed.
Sebastian Coe
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We do need to have a little bit more protection and sensibility around pensioners. They are remarkable. They gave so much. We need to make sure we do our best by them.
Iain Duncan Smith
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Sulky labor, and the labor of sorrow are little worth: if you could only shed tranquility over the conscience and infuse joy into the soul, you would do more to make the man a thorough worker than if you could lend him the force of Hercules, or the hundred arms of Briareus.
William Wilberforce
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The thing about politics is to plan 10 years ahead, and assume every year is your last.
Ed Balls
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Basically, Herman van Rompuy wants the European Union to become a debt union, which may be acceptable to some of the southern countries who are effectively bust. To the northern countries, it is not.
Nigel Farage
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I take a very simple view that a violent extremist at some point previously been an extremist, and by definition is an extremist, so you do need to look at that non-violent extremism.
Theresa May
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My own passion for caravan holidays has been occasionally commented on by the media. It is certainly something that I am proud of.
Margaret Beckett
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Britain wants the single currency to be a success. It is massively in our interests that we have a stable financial system on our doorstep.
George Osborne
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Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.
William Hague
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I don't get a fair whack, I don't pursue vendettas or punch people on the nose.
John Prescott
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In Birmingham, Manchester or Liverpool there are white gangs that share the same backgrounds - they come from broken homes, completely dysfunctional, mums for the most part unable to cope, the fathers of these kids completely not in the scene.
Iain Duncan Smith
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I have decided that now is not the right time for me to run for the leadership - though I remain completely committed to ensuring we secure our position as a great trading nation with sensible controls on migration. I believe that Theresa May has the strength, judgment and values to deliver those things.
Jeremy Hunt
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That Sinn Fein, as I've already indicated, their leaders have already indicated that's what they want to achieve - once we get that credible statement, then we can get around the table and start to move forward, and I'm confident we can do so.
Peter Hain
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Leaving [from EU] will allow us to return real democratic control to important areas of national life from international trade, the right to work and live in Britain to business regulation.
Gisela Stuart
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Oh Lord, purify my soul from all its stains. Warm my heart with the love of thee, animate my sluggish nature and fix my inconstancy, and volatility, that I may not be weary in well doing.
William Wilberforce
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This is the new politics. Personal responsibility. Not leaving it to others. I am my planet's keeper.
Hilary Benn
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It's often the case that successful people invite criticism.
Michael Gove
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