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> [We are not in Afghanistan for the sake of the education policy in a broken 13th-century country. We are there so the people of Britain and our global interests are not threatened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/we-are-not-in-afghanistan-for-the-sake-of-the-education-policy-in-a/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

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## More by Liam Fox

> [I accept that it was a mistake to allow distinctions to be blurred between my professional responsibilities and my personal loyalties to a friend.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/i-accept-that-it-was-a-mistake-to-allow-distinctions-to-be-blurred/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [But while we can never predict where events will take us or the unavoidable bills we will have to pay as a consequence, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/but-while-we-can-never-predict-where-events-will-take-us-or-the/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [We will continue to be a big contributor to NATO and our interests will be more secure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/we-will-continue-to-be-a-big-contributor-to-nato-and-our-interests/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [I think it's much harder for anybody who voted Remain to have credibility amongst the voters who voted to leave in terms of leading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/i-think-it-s-much-harder-for-anybody-who-voted-remain-to-have/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [Ed Balls is like a drunk trying to drink his way out of alcoholism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/ed-balls-is-like-a-drunk-trying-to-drink-his-way-out-of-alcoholism/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [If Iran becomes a nuclear weapon state it is the end of non-proliferation as we know it. If Iran gets a nuclear weapon you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/if-iran-becomes-a-nuclear-weapon-state-it-is-the-end-of-non/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [The era of nuclear terrorism has arrived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/the-era-of-nuclear-terrorism-has-arrived/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [We are not in Afghanistan for the sake of the education policy in a broken 13th-century country. We are there so the people of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/we-are-not-in-afghanistan-for-the-sake-of-the-education-policy-in-a/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [New Labour was the most short-sighted, self-serving, incompetent, useless, and ineffective government that Britain has ever known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/new-labour-was-the-most-short-sighted-self-serving-incompetent/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [ People realise that his promise \[Tony Blair's\] to 'save the NHS' was just talk. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/people-realise-that-his-promise-tony-blair-s-to-save-the-nhs-was-just/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [New Labour was the most short-sighted, self-serving, incompetent, useless, and ineffective government that Britain has ever known. Make no mistake, Labour's economic policies were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/new-labour-was-the-most-short-sighted-self-serving-incompetent-2/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [I felt it was vital to stress the importance of national security in this debate and the need for a clear path to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/i-felt-it-was-vital-to-stress-the-importance-of-national-security-in/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [There is a difference between a military mission and the aspiration for the long-term plans for the country. What we want is a stable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/there-is-a-difference-between-a-military-mission-and-the-aspiration/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [You either believe in Europe at any price: in other words we have to be in Europe at any price because you can't survive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/you-either-believe-in-europe-at-any-price-in-other-words-we-have-to/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

> [We are not leaving the EU, we are rejoining the rest of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/we-are-not-leaving-the-eu-we-are-rejoining-the-rest-of-the-world/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

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