"A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as…" — Douglas Hurd

"A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur."

— Douglas Hurd

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27 Quotes by Douglas Hurd

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There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and…
The tragedy of 9/11 galvanised the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake.
No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for…
Ten Downing Street is a house, not an office. That is its most important characteristic.
We must admit that history is enjoyable to a large extent because it enables us to pass judgment on the…
It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right…
Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has grown with the years not…
There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal…
But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich.
History provides no precise guidelines.
Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an immediate and formidable increase of…
Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their actions that these were justified…

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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has… — Hannah Arendt
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Quality is not an act, it is a habit. — Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,… — Aristotle
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories. — Karen Armstrong
Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold
Criticize the act, not the person. — Mary Kay Ash
We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure… — Julian Assange
Gardening is not a rational act. — Margaret Atwood
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of… — Wystan Hugh Auden

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