The first two Prime Ministers whom I served, Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher drew strikingly different lessons from the Second World War. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of the origins of the First World War. — 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
