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I don't have a shred of regret about entering the exchange-rate mechanism.

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John Major
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 29
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Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
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Sir John Major
Rt. Hon. Sir John Major
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I am not running as Son of Margaret Thatcher. I have my own priorities and my own programmes.
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My mother was the center of the family.
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Whether you agree with me, disagree with me, like me or loathe me, don't bind my hands when I am negotiating on behalf of the British people.
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If you look back historically, admittedly a long time ago, there were three Afghan wars in which Britain didn't even come a good second. In more recent years the Russians were there with 120,000 men for ten years.
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When our backs are against the wall, we must turn around and march forward.
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If is a very big preposition.
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