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" Well, I mean, I'm very much a pragmatic person. "
Ken Livingstone
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" I was a weedy kid, not like one of those working-class men who can accommodate not being academically clever by physical strength and prowess. "
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" My only regret is the media's obsession with the past. "
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" I am a socialist, a believer in rational thought and the rule of law. "
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" The press keep asking me, 'What was your biggest mistake?' But if I had made a big mistake, they'd all be writing about it, wouldn't they? "
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" I've never declined to do an interview. "
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" I don't work hard enough. If I had worked harder I might have been prime minister. "
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" I've got people handling the media. I employ at the moment two people. No-one is paying income tax on the money they use to employ people. "
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" Yes, there are lots of individual exceptions. But no one has ever done a study about voting intention without ascertaining that the biggest determining factor is your income and your wealth. "
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