There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal actors performed in line with the ideas and values of that time, not of ours. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
We, Britain and Germany, can neither of us be happy about our handling of the Iraq war. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
Diplomacy is unfashionable in the world of knee-jerk reaction and the dogmatic sound bite on television. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
We must admit that history is enjoyable to a large extent because it enables us to pass judgment on the past. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
It depends on how it is done but what we are drifting into, which is that people grow up without any sense of a… — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
War on Iraq runs the risk of turning the Middle East into an inexhaustible recruiting ground for anti- western terrorism. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
There is nothing false or arrogant about German pride in German technical and business skills. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
Some people find it difficult to argue with a woman Prime Minister and shrivel up. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their actions that these were justified by the accepted values… — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
The tragedy of 9-11 galvanized the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
