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" I'm not interested in defending the position of those who already have money, power and privilege. "
Michael Gove
Money
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" There is a slam-dunk case for extending foreign language teaching to children aged five. Just as some people have taken a perverse pride in not understanding mathematics, so we have taken a perverse pride in the fact that we do not speak foreign languages, and we just need to speak louder in English. "
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" Many more schools can be outstanding. "
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" Democratic self-government has manifestly brought benefits to India, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, South Africa, South Korea, and scores of nations all making their way in the world. "
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" One of the problems we have is children are not in school long enough in the day and during the year. "
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" I can't influence how other parties choose to vote. "
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" I think the principal purpose of education is to allow each of us, when we become adults, to shape our own future. "
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" There are economic risks if we leave, economic risks if we remain. "
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" There is no prospect of any of us being able to kick out any of the presidents of Europe; they operate in a sphere and a realm well away from and out of reach of and out of touch with the people. "
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" Ed Balls keeps saying that we are committed to scrapping the EMA. I have never said this. We won't. "
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" In my view, our immigration policy means that we have some people who can come into this country - who we might want to say no to - and others, who we might want to attract, who can't currently come in. "
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" I put my country and my principles first. "
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" I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so. "
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" Children in dysfunctional homes at risk of abuse are kept in danger for too long because politically correct rules mean we won't challenge unfit parents. "
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" I sometimes think that the In campaign appears to be operating to a script written by George R.R. Martin and Stephen King - Brexit would mean a combination of 'A Feast for Crows' and 'Misery.' "
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" The Government wants to give young people from every community the chance to learn about the heroism and sacrifice of our great-grandparents, which is why we are organising visits to the battlefields of the Western Front. "
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" The free market is not a god; we have to do everything we can to make the market competitive. "
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" People should vote for democracy, and Britain should vote for hope. "
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" Whether we vote to leave or remain, there are risks to our future; there are challenges in the global economy. "
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" I'm a decentralizer. I believe in trusting professionals. "
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" It's critical that children spend time before they arrive in school in a warm, attractive and inclusive environment, where they can learn through play, master social skills and prepare for formal schooling. "
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" Children themselves know they are being cheated. Ultimately we owe it to our children. They are in school for 190 days a year. Every moment they spend learning is precious. If a year goes by and they are not being stretched and excited, that blights their life. "
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" I can't foretell the future, but I don't believe that the act of leaving the European Union would make our economic position worse; I think it would make it better. "
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" Hanging may seem barbarous, but the greater barbarity lies in the slow abandonment of our common law traditions. "
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" Jamie Dimon and J.P. Morgan are contributing millions to the Remain campaign because they do very nicely, thank you, out of the E.U. "
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