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John Major Quotes

John Major quotes

British Politician March 29, 1943

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John Major quote: "Life is full of surprises."
Life is full of surprises. John Major
It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics , to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state. John Major
John Major quote: "My mother was the center of the family."
My mother was the center of the family. John Major
John Major quote: "I like the best of the British press. The best of the British..."
I like the best of the British press. The best of the British press is very good. John Major
I inherited a sick economy and passed on a sound one. But one abiding regret for me is that, in between, I did not have the resources to put in place the educational and social changes about which I cared to much; I made only a beginning, and it was not enough. John Major
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. John Major
The argument that Saddam Hussein was a bad man and had to be removed simply won't do. There are many bad men around the world who run countries and we don't topple them, and, indeed, in earlier years we actually supported Saddam Hussein when he was fighting Iran. The argument that someone is a bad man is an inadequate argument for war and an unacceptable argument for regime change. John Major
If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government. John Major
John Major quote: "My father was 64 when I was conceived, my mother 38, which was..."
My father was 64 when I was conceived, my mother 38, which was late for babies in the 1940s. John Major
I have been reading the press more regularly than others over 50 years and it seems to me that there are things that have changed in the press that have changed its character. John Major
'Government gets things right' does not encourage sales. 'Government makes another blunder' does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism. John Major
The argument that someone is a bad man is an inadequate argument for war and certainly an inadequate and unacceptable argument for regime change. John Major
September the 11th was a huge shock in the United States. It was the first time you had been hit at home in your own territory by terrorist on this scale. John Major
John Major quote: "Certainly we've seen the enormous changes across the whole of..."
Certainly we've seen the enormous changes across the whole of the Middle East. The democratic genie is out of the bottle. John Major
I mean if you have ever found a politician who says, 'No, no, I would do everything exactly as I did,' then you can tell when he is lying because his lips are moving. John Major

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