"Those of us who had a perfectly happy……" — Chris Patten
"Those of us who had a perfectly happy childhood should be able to sue for deprivation of literary royalties."
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22 Quotes by Chris Patten
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But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is,…
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So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of…
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Hong Kong's people will get what they want, despite China's objections. Freedom invariably wins in the end.
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I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity…
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We have our own system, ... and journalists in our system are not put in prison for embarrassing the government…
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It is curious that atheists have proved to be so intolerant of those who have a faith.
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Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to…
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There is a sort of exotic preposterousness about a lot of elections, the way arguments are made even cruder.
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I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the…
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I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated.
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I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the…
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I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.
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