"I cannot remember a time in opposition -……" — Kenneth Clarke
"I cannot remember a time in opposition - I am talking about the last four years - when we have done less work on policy and more on slogans. But because of my European views I wasn't allowed to participate."
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Kenneth Clarke
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34 Quotes by Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke has 34 quotes on this site.
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With the greatest respect, we do not make the criminal law on the basis of opinion polls. A majority of…
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I have never read it. You should not waste your time.
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I am sorry to upset my colleagues by saying we wasted four years in opposition, but if you do get…
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Over and above the political, economic, sociological, and international implications of racial prejudices, their major significance is that they place…
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The recognized achievements of some Negroes, despite rigid racial barriers, indicate that society by its prejudices may be depriving itself…
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The dark ghettos are social, political, educational and-above all-economic colonies. Their inhabitants are subject peoples, victims of the greed, cruelty,…
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Racial prejudices are indication of a disturbed and potentially unstable society.
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I look forward to the day when the Westminster Parliament is just a council chamber in Europe
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Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the…
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The political health of Britain has deteriorated very sharply. The Conservative Party must do something about it. I am the…
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However, we do not lack anti-terrorist laws. I do not believe that the recent London bombs were the result of…
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I am getting frustrated by the fact that we have been out of office for eight years. I desperately want…
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