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> [I never expected to be Defence Secretary. It's a great privilege.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ainsworth/i-never-expected-to-be-defence-secretary-it-s-a-great-privilege/)

[Bob Ainsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-ainsworth/)

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## More by Bob Ainsworth

> [I never expected to be Defence Secretary. It's a great privilege.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ainsworth/i-never-expected-to-be-defence-secretary-it-s-a-great-privilege/)

[Bob Ainsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-ainsworth/)

> [I got a tooth bust by somebody who decided they didn't like me and I thought the moustache hid a scar on my lip.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ainsworth/i-got-a-tooth-bust-by-somebody-who-decided-they-didn-t-like-me-and-i/)

[Bob Ainsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-ainsworth/)

> [I come from a pretty tough background and I learned a long time ago not to be bothered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ainsworth/i-come-from-a-pretty-tough-background-and-i-learned-a-long-time-ago/)

[Bob Ainsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-ainsworth/)

> [My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life that's what I'd be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ainsworth/my-heroes-are-the-non-commissioned-officers-if-i-had-another-life/)

[Bob Ainsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-ainsworth/)

> [Failure in Afghanistan would have profound consequences for our national security. It would undermine the NATO alliance structure that has been the bedrock of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ainsworth/failure-in-afghanistan-would-have-profound-consequences-for-our/)

[Bob Ainsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-ainsworth/)

> [My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life thats what Id be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ainsworth/my-heroes-are-the-non-commissioned-officers-if-i-had-another-life-2/)

[Bob Ainsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-ainsworth/)

> [We in the West walked away from Afghanistan at the end of the Cold War and left it as a country devastated socially and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ainsworth/we-in-the-west-walked-away-from-afghanistan-at-the-end-of-the-cold/)

[Bob Ainsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-ainsworth/)

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