- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence of political leadership.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other.
- Mean
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by 'unbridled' you mean unregulated.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good for business as well, by and large.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.
- CO2
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- Nov 07, 2020