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> [The last thing we need is to turn in on ourselves rather than face us up to what we have to do in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/the-last-thing-we-need-is-to-turn-in-on-ourselves-rather-than-face-us/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

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## More by Peter Mandelson

> [In my experience of these things, parties which shout about dirty tricks and the like tend to do so because they fear a direct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/in-my-experience-of-these-things-parties-which-shout-about-dirty/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [Few politicians are good at taking the high ground and throwing themselves off it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/few-politicians-are-good-at-taking-the-high-ground-and-throwing/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/too-often-we-think-we-can-act-without-explaining-and-take-decisions/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [“We are all Thatcherites now”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/we-are-all-thatcherites-now/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [I'm a fighter, not a quitter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/i-m-a-fighter-not-a-quitter/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globalization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/we-ve-got-to-demonstrate-why-european-unity-and-integration-our-vast/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [It's a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/it-s-a-very-good-idea-that-we-have-a-third-term-labour-government-led/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [Europe lacks leadership and a sense of mission and too many people don't feel a part of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/europe-lacks-leadership-and-a-sense-of-mission-and-too-many-people/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/europe-has-to-address-people-s-needs-directly-and-reflect-their/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [I hesitated, too, because for better or worse, I have been one of the principal architects of New Labour and I have worked closely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/i-hesitated-too-because-for-better-or-worse-i-have-been-one-of-the/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/essentially-we-need-a-new-social-consensus-for-economic-reform-as-new/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [I'm optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/i-m-optimistic-that-we-are-actually-seeing-the-opportunity-of-a/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/i-believe-that-if-you-treat-china-as-an-enemy-then-it-is-likely-to/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/they-want-to-derail-peace-because-they-want-to-plunge-northern/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

> [I have moved on from being a British parliamentarian, I have moved on from being a New Labour politician, I have moved on from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mandelson/i-have-moved-on-from-being-a-british-parliamentarian-i-have-moved-on/)

[Peter Mandelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mandelson/)

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