British - Politician | March 26, 1961 -
Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history.
William Hague
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I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism.
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It must be quite rare for an interviewer to be interviewed.
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Yes, I've never inherited a penny!
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Turning away Turkey from the EU would be a great, long-term - a century-long - error by Europe.
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We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.
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Wouldn't it be better to have a watertight law designed to catch the guilty, rather than a press release law designed to catch the headlines?
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Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally and discredited within Syria.
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The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase resentment. In the absence of an end to the senseless violence and a genuine process of political reform, we will continue to pursue further EU sanctions.
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Today further EU targeted sanctions on Syria come into force. The message is clear and unambiguous: those responsible for the repression will be singled out and held accountable.
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You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this - you cannot guarantee being able to prevent every attack or every kind of attack.
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Remember the No campaign is Conservative people, Labour people, people of no party.
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