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" The best way of realising our high ideals is to show that we have an alternative in government that is credible, that is radical, and is electable - is neither a pale imitation of what the Tories offer nor is it the route to being a party of permanent protest rather than a party of government. "

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" I welcome the role that people of faith play in building Britain's future - and the Catholic communion in particular is to be congratulated for so often being the conscience of our country, for helping 'the least of these' even when bearing witness to the truth is hard or unpopular. "

Gordon Brown

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" We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work - but also to get the skills for work. That is a new duty we are introducing. "

" I am not going to the House of Lords. Never. That's not who I am. That's not where I am. "

" In Britain, we are not a secular state as France is, or some other countries. "

" I have to say that if our global alliances are going to be alliances with Hezbollah and Hamas and Hugo Chavez's Venezuela and Vladimir Putin's Russia, there is absolutely no chance of building a world-wide alliance that can deal with poverty and inequality and climate change and financial instability, and we've got to face up to that fact. "

" It is not a mistake to want power. "

" We should demonstrate that in war, under Churchill and Lloyd George, and in peace, Britain always was, already is, and can continue to be a leader. "

" While Turing was dealt with under the law of the time, and we can't put the clock back, his treatment was of course utterly unfair, and I am pleased to have the chance to say how deeply sorry I and we all are for what happened to him. "

" If you take energy and climate change, you really cannot deal with the problems with energy and climate change without European co-operation at a high level. If you take digitalisation, it's an obvious area where European co-operation can actually make a difference. "

" In a global marketplace with its increased insecurities and - indeed often - volatility and instability, national economic stability is at a premium, the precondition for all we can achieve, and no nation can secure the high levels of sustainable investment it needs without both monetary and fiscal stability together. "

" I hate prejudice, discrimination, and snobbishness of any kind - it always reflects on the person judging and not the person being judged. Everyone should be treated equally. "

" Let us think of ourselves not as 'yes' and 'no' Scots but simply as Scots, and let us be a nation, united again. "

" Markets need morals. "

" I think fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers - we should look at what young people are saying to us. "

Gordon Brown

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" Meet the challenges of the time. "

" We must then build a proper relationship between the richest and the poorest countries based on our desire that they are able to fend for themselves with the investment that is necessary in their agriculture, so that Africa is not a net importer of food, but an exporter of food. "

" For centuries, individuals have been learning how to live with their next-door neighbours. "

" Almost certainly, my ancestors had travelled by sea from Sweden to England in search of prosperity, and the evidence suggests they left Sweden around the ninth or 10th centuries. "

" To make Europe more effective is a worthwhile objective. To make Europe less important in your calculations is a big mistake. "

Gordon Brown

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Mistake

" America knows it has got to deal with its deficit problems so that it, too, can promise it is making its proper and best contributions to the world economy. "

" People have now got the ability to speak to each other across continents: to join with each other in communities that are not based simply on territory, streets, but networks; and you've got the possibility of people building alliances right across the world. "

" You can drink too much tea. "

" Climate change is a consequence of the build up of greenhouse gases over the past 200 years in the atmosphere, and virtually all these emissions came from the rich countries. "

" Britain must lead in Europe to intensify the fight against global terrorism and make our country safer. "

" In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world. "

" I think it's important that people know who you are and... can ask any questions they like about you. "

" There is nothing that you could say to me now that I could ever believe. "

Gordon Brown

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" When something really matters, you should never give up or give in. "

" I've got a job to do. "

Gordon Brown

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" Our ability to connect as a nation with other nations around the world is enhanced dramatically by the Internet. "