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That thing, 'You must stay together for the kids,' is out of fashion but is right. It's not arguing parents that children don't like, it is having one parent.

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Iain Duncan Smith
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
British Politician
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Rt. Hon. George Iain Duncan Smith
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I hate this argument that says little Britain or something outside, or Britain is part of a wider Europe. We can both be within our trading relationships within Europe but we can also be a fantastic global trader.
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The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World War.
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The person that takes over needs to have the skills to manage that ... I believe Andrea [Leadsom] has the edge.
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Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?
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If you knowingly and willingly embark on criminal behaviour, the consequences of that should be... that you lose some of your benefits under the current system
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We have to ensure that our immigration system works in the interests of Britain, enabling us to make a realistic promise to our young school-leavers. It is part of our contract with the British people.
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Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses to give them a chance and not just fall back on labour from abroad.
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Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
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There is nothing people can throw at me to say: Do this, do that.
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We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.
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I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one.
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There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.
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A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.
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You cannot stop what the public want. The public want two strong women in the final round and then a woman prime minister and I'm absolutely with that.
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