"It is not the business of politicians to please everyone."
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"Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper."
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"History has taught us that freedom cannot long survive unless it is based on moral foundations. You can get the economics right, but in addition liberty must be cultivated as a moral quality."
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"The spirit of envy can destroy; it can never build."
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"The desire to win is born in most of us. The will to win is a matter of training. The manner of winning is a matter of honour."
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"Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law."
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"Let us, then, draw together in the name, not of jingoism, but of justice"
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"Life's greatest reward is life itself"
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"If your only opportunity is to be equal then it is not opportunity."
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"It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend."
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"Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend."
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"No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent."
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"Marxists get up early to further their cause. We must get up even earlier to defend our freedom."
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"Citizenship should be based on those who have a close and real relationship with this country and its inhabitants."
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"Remember the 'Parable of the Talents' in the New Testament? Christ exhorts us to be the best we can be by developing our skills and abilities, by succeeding in all our tasks and endeavors. What better description can there be of capitalism?"
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"Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing."
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"There is little hope for democracy if the hearts of men and women in democratic societies cannot be touched by a call to something greater than themselves."
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"A quick cure is a quack cure."
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"Do you think you would ever have heard of Christianity if the Apostles had gone out and said, ‘I believe in consensus?’"
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"I started out in life with two great advantages: No money and good parents."
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