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" I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism. "

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" I still agree with the invasion of Iraq. I don't agree with most of the decisions that accompanied it. "

" Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping. "

" Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents. "

" A generation of children has been betrayed. "

" I've always been opposed myself to prisoners having the vote. "

" We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated. "

" Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and in Africa. "

" Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve. "

" There's only one growth strategy: work hard. "

" It's really necessary for the United States to continue to give strong leadership to the Middle East peace process, supported by European countries at the same time. "

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" The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase resentment. In the absence of an end to the senseless violence and a genuine process of political reform, we will continue to pursue further EU sanctions. "

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" For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place. "

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" Remember the No campaign is Conservative people, Labour people, people of no party. "

" When the Lord Chancellor violates the trust of his great office of state to solicit party donations from people whose careers he can control, and then says I'm not sorry, and I'd do it again no wonder the public think that power has gone to their heads. "

" Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes. "

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" I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government. "