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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You cannot think of Margaret without Denis. There comes a time when every Prime Minister needs someone to give him or her the unvarnished truth, and, in Denis, Margaret had just that.
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I don't think nations can stand aside for ethnic cleansing and genocide.
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I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge.
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I don't think it's the role of the prime minister to court the press.
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I think the majority of the British people are still sanguine about the need for war.
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I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank.
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Well, I think there's a distinction between sexing-up the intelligence and sexing-up the presentation of the intelligence.
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I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.
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The United Kingdom is South Africa's largest foreign investor and I have every reason to image that that is going to remain the case,
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We want a truly open society, in which every man and woman will be able to go as far as their talent, ambition and effort take them
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I didn't come from two rooms in Brixton to 10 Downing Street not to go out and fight with every fiber of my being for the things I believe in and the country I love,
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September the 11th was a huge shock in the United States. It was the first time you had been hit at home in your own territory by terrorist on this scale.
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I can't remember an occasion when there was so much excitement and anticipation about a game of cricket. It has been a truly phenomenal series.
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