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Michael Howard

(1941) Politician United Kingdom

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Michael Howard is a politician from the United Kingdom, best known for Apotheosis Vol 60.

Quick Facts About Michael Howard

Born: July 7, 1941
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Apotheosis Vol 60

About Michael Howard

Michael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne is a British politician who was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005. He previously held cabinet positions in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Employment, Secretary of State for the Environment and Home Secretary.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Michael Howard

We cannot possibly take them all into this country [asylum seekers] - it is a completely unrealistic expectation.

Asylum seekers

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There is only one opinion poll that I am interested in and that is the one that will take place on election…

Election

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What is Parliament for if it is not to be a means to make ministers accountable for the services for which they…

Ifs

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A common language is the most obvious binding element in any society.

Binding

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I believe abortion should be available to everyone, but the law should be changed. In the past I voted for a restriction…

Abortion

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We're not saying, 'We're politicians, trust us.' We know you don't trust us.

Don't trust

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I will never stand again for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

Conservative

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I am happy to debate the past with the Prime Minister... I have a big dossier on his past, and I did…

Bigs

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People often of masterful intelligence, trained usually in law or economics or perhaps in political science, who have led their governments into…

Awareness

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So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to…

Accounts

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We must rediscover the habit of thinking the best of each other

Family

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The true use of history, whether civil or military, is not to make man clever for the next time, it is to…

Clever

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I make no apologies for any inconsistencies or contradictions in my essays. Those who do not change their minds in the course…

Apology

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History is what we read, write and think about the past.

Books

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Let us be clear. Prison works. It ensures that we are protected from murderers, muggers and rapists, and it makes many who…

Clear

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The important thing when you are going to do something brave is to have someone on hand to witness it.

Brave

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Tony Blair is already secretly grinning at the prospect of his third victory. You don't have to settle for that.

Blair

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