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Douglas Hurd Quotes

British - Politician | March 8, 1930 -

People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance.

Spiritual People Know Kind Guidance

It depends on how it is done but what we are drifting into, which is that people grow up without any sense of a spiritual dimension to life, is just impoverishing.

Life Spiritual People Grow Done Up

People are very interested in politics, they just don't like it labelled politics.

Politics People Just Like Interested

But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war.

War Go Now Follow Being Because

No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.

Time War More Military Without May

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

Fresh Act Democratic Well Might

It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would go to war in Iraq.

War Self Go Afghanistan Would Iraq

I may be wrong in that, but not I think in putting the questions. In our modern democracy the government needs not a unanimous but a general support for war before it orders our forces to fight.

Government Fight War Support Think

It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching.

History Right Politicians Normal Her

We must admit that history is enjoyable to a large extent because it enables us to pass judgement on the past.

History Past Admit Judgement Us

There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of the origins of the First World War.

Today War World First Consensus

There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal actors performed in line with the ideas and values of that time, not of ours.

Great Time Past Ideas Understanding

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