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I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction.

William Hague

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William Hague
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 26
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British Politician
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William Jefferson Hague
Baron Hague of Richmond
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We hope that the long darkness through which the Burmese people have lived may now be coming to an end.
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Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law.
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I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it.
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Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.
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Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history.
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If some of the people who write about mojo came with me for a week, they would drop dead on their feet.
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Gordon Brown promised to abolish boom and bust. He has kept half his promise.
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Not all politicians are bonkers, but most of them are.
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The British retreat is over and now the advance will begin.
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Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.
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I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism.
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If there’'s one thing above all that sets me apart from Tony Blair, it’s this: I’m not embarrassed to articulate the instincts of the British people.
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When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to be sacked again from the same Cabinet for the same offence by the same Prime Minister – no wonder the public are cynical about politics.
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