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" Britain is an open and tolerant country, and I will fight with everything I have to keep it so. "
George Osborne
Country
Everything
Fight
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" Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook. "
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" A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. "
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" I am a social liberal. "
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" I want to see families with lower energy bills. "
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" It was the Conservatives who first protected people in the mills. "
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" In football, as in politics, resilience pays off. "
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" There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. That's dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank. "
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" Frankly, people buying a home to let should not be squeezing out families who can't afford a home to buy. "
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" I don't want to watch 'Newsnight.' I just don't understand those politicians who genuinely want to watch it for pleasure. "
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Watch
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" Britain can choose, as others are, short term fixes and more stimulus. Or we can lead the world with long-term solutions to long-term problems. "
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World
Short
" Providing great schooling is the single most important thing we can do to help any child from a disadvantaged background succeed. It's also the single most important thing we can do to boost the long-term productivity of our economy. "
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Important
" The message I would say to China is, 'Carry on with the reform; carry on with the change you are making.' "
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" I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services. "
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Successful
Financial
" I think you can look at the British economy with confidence. "
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Confidence
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" To simply argue that public spending must always go up and never be cut is irresponsible. "
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Argue
" To all companies large and small, I would say this: the British economy is fundamentally strong; we are highly competitive, and we are open for business. "
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" I will listen to any argument put to me. "
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Will
Argument
" We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it. "
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Purpose
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" I think the best solution to this challenge, and I accept there is a challenge with homophobic bullying, is to make sure we get rid of the bullying rather than feeling we have to take kids out of our schools and teach then somewhere else. That would be the best approach. "
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" I get a lot of letters from people. "
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People
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" The wish to pass something on to your children is about the most basic, human and natural aspiration there is. "
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Your
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