John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, KG, CH, PCis a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He served consecutively as Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Thatcher Government from 1989 to 1990, and was the Member of Parliament for Huntingdon from 1979 to 2001...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 March 1943
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This looks very much at the moment as if this is the work of the IRA, showing their usual contempt for people's lives and property,
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The British government fully supports the unequivocal message to Saddam Hussein that repression of innocent civilians and reckless acts of brutality are unacceptable,
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This is exactly the kind of event that we've sort of been talking about and anticipating over the past several days. This is a fairly small eruption.
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Being in the Northeast, you can't discount the power of Mother Nature and the effect that winters have on deer.
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This is David expressing a personal view that many people will agree with but it isn't party policy
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A moratorium around election time to end some of these shenanigans would be appropriate.
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The events of 25 years ago constituted a terrible tragedy, ... And I believe everyone is determined that the lessons of that day are never forgotten.
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Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth.
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When I was in office the fundraising was done by the party treasurers.
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The argument that someone is a bad man is an inadequate argument for war and certainly an inadequate and unacceptable argument for regime change.
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My father was 64 when I was conceived, my mother 38, which was late for babies in the 1940s.
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I mean if you have ever found a politician who says, 'No, no, I would do everything exactly as I did,' then you can tell when he is lying because his lips are moving.
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I am walking over hot coals suspended over a deep pit at the bottom of which are a large number of vipers baring their fangs.
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Give the Germans five deutschmarks and they will save it. But give the British £5 and they will borrow £25 and spend it.