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I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on.

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William Hague
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 26
Biographer
British Politician
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William Jefferson Hague
Baron Hague of Richmond
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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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It makes life very simple actually. You could be giving a TV interview in howling gale and it no longer matters.
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