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Give the Germans five deutschmarks and they will save it. But give the British £5 and they will borrow £25 and spend it.

John Major

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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 think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge.
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Certainly we've seen the enormous changes across the whole of the Middle East. The democratic genie is out of the bottle.
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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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