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> [Grown-up politicians talk to each other across party lines. Over the last few weeks I have had lengthy conversations with Ed Miliband, David Miliband, with Tony Blair, with Peter Mandelson... talking about Europe, talking about political reform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/grown-up-politicians-talk-to-each-other-across-party-lines-over-the/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

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> [Tony Blair and Gordon Brown committed to John Major's spending envelopes in 1997. No-one said that Tony Blair and John Major were identical. This happens quite often that parties actually, despite all the sound and fury, agree on the overall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/tony-blair-and-gordon-brown-committed-to-john-major-s-spending/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

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## Other authors on Blair

## More by Nick Clegg

> [I've just been away for a week, and I dropped my BlackBerry in the sea while I was messing around with the kids, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/i-ve-just-been-away-for-a-week-and-i-dropped-my-blackberry-in-the-sea/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [ \[All governments\] get into a rut where every potentially good story turns into a bad one. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/all-governments-get-into-a-rut-where-every-potentially-good-story/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [I say this as a young dad seeing children going into primary school: I don't think we should underestimate the formative effect on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/i-say-this-as-a-young-dad-seeing-children-going-into-primary-school-i/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [I am a passionate believer in freedom of speech. I would not support anything which would impinge on aggressive robust freedom of the British…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/i-am-a-passionate-believer-in-freedom-of-speech-i-would-not-support/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [For far too long the world's poorest people have seen no benefit from the vast natural resources in their own backyards. It is time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/for-far-too-long-the-world-s-poorest-people-have-seen-no-benefit-from/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [I work in lockstep, hand in glove, with the prime minister on these issues, and as we are supportive to the Eurozone so they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/i-work-in-lockstep-hand-in-glove-with-the-prime-minister-on-these/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [You see people literally in a different galaxy who are paying extraordinarily low rates of tax.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/you-see-people-literally-in-a-different-galaxy-who-are-paying/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [We are keen to stress that a strong euro zone is good for a strong United Kingdom. It's not for us to write the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/we-are-keen-to-stress-that-a-strong-euro-zone-is-good-for-a-strong/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [I will not accept a new wave of fiscal retrenchment, of belt-tightening, without asking people at the top to make their contribution, to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/i-will-not-accept-a-new-wave-of-fiscal-retrenchment-of-belt/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [I am quite strict as a dad but I don't want to be censorious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/i-am-quite-strict-as-a-dad-but-i-don-t-want-to-be-censorious/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [We have got to make sure there is proper independent scrutiny and accountability for people in the press, just as there should be in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/we-have-got-to-make-sure-there-is-proper-independent-scrutiny-and/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [I totally accept that it's a legitimate criticism that when you are involved in the day-to-day scrum of government... that what can get lost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/i-totally-accept-that-it-s-a-legitimate-criticism-that-when-you-are/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [We need to teach our kids, because there is such a celebrity culture at the moment, that however rich you are, however famous you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/we-need-to-teach-our-kids-because-there-is-such-a-celebrity-culture/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [“There is a future for us in that reformed Union, if we are prepared to grasp it. Brexit does not have to be hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/there-is-a-future-for-us-in-that-reformed-union-if-we-are-prepared-to/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

> [One of the best ways to make growth personal is to give employees a share in their firm, a real incentive to go the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-clegg/one-of-the-best-ways-to-make-growth-personal-is-to-give-employees-a/)

[Nick Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-clegg/)

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