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We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour.

— Douglas Hurd

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NATO is one of the principal props which have allowed Britain to punch above its weight in the world.

Prison is an expensive way of making bad people worse.

We have learnt that one cannot suppress nationalist feeling or force it into a framework against which it revolts.

People are very interested in politics, they just don't like it labelled 'politics'.

The fruits of economic success could turn sour unless we can bring back greater social cohesion to our country.

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