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> [They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence to put them out. My argument was that that type of thinking was out of date](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hume/they-believed-that-britain-was-in-ireland-defending-their-own/)

[John Hume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hume/)

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> [I campaigned for Brexit because I have always believed that Britain would be stronger, more prosperous and secure outside of the E.U.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priti-patel/i-campaigned-for-brexit-because-i-have-always-believed-that-britain/)

[Priti Patel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priti-patel/)

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