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John Major Quotes

John Major quotes

British Politician March 29, 1943

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Whatever efforts for peace President Gorbachev had in mind, they were pretty substantially undercut very swiftly by Saddam Hussein. John Major
The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare. John Major
John Major quote: "I'm not about to write my memoirs. Not for a long time."
I'm not about to write my memoirs. Not for a long time. John Major
I have a huge admiration for the House of Lords, I have a huge admiration for the people who work in the House of Lords, they're great public servants and they do an absolutely tremendous job. John Major
The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It's played a significant part in public disillusionment with politics and has led to the absurd situation where more people vote for 'Strictly Come Dancing' than voted in the general election. John Major
John Major quote: "Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me..."
Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth. John Major
John Major quote: "I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing..."
I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank. John Major
I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most. John Major
In housing in the fifties in Britain and the sixties, we pulled down the terraces - destroyed whole communities and replaced them with tower blocks and we built walkways that became rat-runs for muggers. That was the fashionable opinion. But it was wrong. John Major
John Major quote: "There are more myths about Black Wednesday than the Greeks..."
There are more myths about Black Wednesday than the Greeks ever created. John Major
Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be too clever by half. The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters. John Major
John Major quote: "I think the majority of the British people are still sanguine..."
I think the majority of the British people are still sanguine about the need for war. John Major
John Major quote: "I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability..."
I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument. John Major
John Major quote: "If we want to deliver opportunity for all, we need an economy..."
If we want to deliver opportunity for all, we need an economy that delivers jobs for the future. John Major
Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot. John Major

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