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" Turning away Turkey from the EU would be a great, long-term - a century-long - error by Europe. "
William Hague
Long-Term
Turkey
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" We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights. "
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" The message I take all round the world is Britain is open for business. "
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Business
" It is the mission of the next Conservative Government to build the Responsible Society. "
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" I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on. "
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" I'm not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique. "
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" 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. "
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" I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments. "
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" People know that you can't spend more than you have. "
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" Someone once claimed I was not really a Yorkshireman! "
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" Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders. "
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" There's only one growth strategy: work hard. "
William Hague
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Growth
" You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this - you cannot guarantee being able to prevent every attack or every kind of attack. "
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" One day I will go back to my books and piano, but not yet. "
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" The EU is not a country and it's not going to become a country, in my view, now or ever in the future. It is a group of countries working together. "
William Hague
View
Future
Together
" Whatever happens in Mogadishu, in Somalia, will happen in Great Britain. We have interlocking interests. "
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Great
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" People feel that the EU is a one-way process, a great machine that sucks up decision-making from national parliaments to the European level until everything is decided by the EU. That needs to change. "
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Great
Up
Process
" Time is not on Gaddafi's side. People ask about the exit strategy. It's Colonel Gaddafi who needs an exit strategy because this pressure will only mount and it will be intensified over the coming days and weeks. "
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" I trust the people. "
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People
Trust
" At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity. "
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Law
Time
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" If some of the people who write about mojo came with me for a week, they would drop dead on their feet. "
William Hague
Feet
Me
People
" 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. "
William Hague
Wrong
Ethical
Decisions
" I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction. "
William Hague
Reaction
Better
I Am
" We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today. "
William Hague
Change
Face
Reality
" Yes, I've never inherited a penny! "
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Penny
Never
Yes
" It's necessary for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises that are required to get the direct talks back on track. "
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Necessary
Track
" To the hard-working people who set a little bit aside each month, to provide for their children, or to fund their own retirement, I say: you should be rewarded not punished. "
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" You can see over time whether people are prepared to differ or not. "
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You
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" I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran. "
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" The people of Britain want a Home Secretary who will give them back their streets. They want a Home Secretary who will speak up for the victim, not the criminal. "
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" Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history. "
William Hague
World
Stop
Violence