Anarchy Quote by Ann Widdecombe

“Example and general milieu, once considered so important in the nurture of children, are sacrificed on the altars of the false god we call free choice but which imprisons us all in a collective moral paralysis and delivers an anarchy that the State itself shrinks from challenging.”

Ann Widdecombe

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I am not an enthusiast when it comes to cities, preferring rolling scenery, wildlife and stars to museums, monuments, architecture and traffic.

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Believing in God was something I took as much for granted as the air I breathed. Religion wasn't something that came out of a…

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I think the rest of the world will think we're made, and indeed we are. We've turned out the greatest Prime Minister in the…

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In 1999 my father died and my mother was coming to live with me. So I left my Kennington flat and bought a house…

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Cats are ideal for politicians. I had two when I arrived at Westminster, Sooty and Sweep, who had come with a flat I had…

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If I were queen for a day, every city would have to spend one hour in utter silence: no music in shops and restaurants,…

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The postcode lottery means that the level of care you get differs hugely around the country, and the health service simply cannot meet every…

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Almost anybody from the past will hold views discordant with the present.

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