Douglas Hurd
Douglas Hurd
Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PCis a British Conservative politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 March 1930
labelled people politics
People are very interested in politics, they just don't like it labelled politics.
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The first two Prime Ministers whom I served, Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher drew strikingly different lessons from the Second World War.
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It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would go to war in Iraq.
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There is nothing false or arrogant about German pride in German technical and business skills.
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But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war.
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Neither the Iraqi people, nor other Arab governments nor indeed Islamic fundamentalists have any reason to admire or trust Saddam Hussein.
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Our motives (for war against Iraq) are becoming mixed as extra motives are thrown into the pot.
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Indeed it is a characteristic of most human beings, whether politicians or not, to flatter themselves on their knowledge of history.
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They have to weigh the undoubted benefits of ... (Iraqi President Saddam) Hussein's overthrow against the risk of turning the Middle East into an inexhaustible recruiting ground for anti-Western terrorism.
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The tragedy of 9/11 galvanised the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake.
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I do not envy the British Cabinet or the Bush administration their choice,
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I believe that Egypt in its own way, the Palestinians when they are given a chance, and others will before long move towards greater democracy.