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" In every era, there are only one or two moments when nations come together and reach agreements that make history, because they change the course of history. "
Gordon Brown
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" Turing was a quite brilliant mathematician, most famous for his work on breaking the German Enigma codes. It is no exaggeration to say that, without his outstanding contribution, the history of the Second World War could have been very different. "
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" To my astonishment, everything that I had assumed was now questioned by the findings. What started off as a search for identity that appeared to be purely Scottish in origin ended up as a discovery of my migrant roots - indeed an understanding that almost all of our families, at some stage, have been migrants - and my European roots. "
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" There's no point dwelling on the worst things people have said - there's a job to do. "
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