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UN goodwill may be a bottomless pit but it's by no means limitless.

John Major

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John Major
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 29
Autobiographer
Bank Manager
Banker
Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
Politician
London
England
Sir John Major
Rt. Hon. Sir John Major
Limitless
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Goodwill

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My mother was the center of the family.
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Political suicide can end a career.
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I don't think nations can stand aside for ethnic cleansing and genocide.
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My father was 64 when I was conceived, my mother 38, which was late for babies in the 1940s.
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When our backs are against the wall, we must turn around and march forward.
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When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.
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