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Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes.
William Hague
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William Hague
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 26
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William Jefferson Hague
Baron Hague of Richmond
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