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Chris Patten

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Quotes by Chris Patten

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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 charge that I am an intellectual in politics.
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I don’t think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by “unbridled” you mean unregulated.
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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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It is almost always wrong that the time isn’t ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems.
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We’re not trying to recreate Yugoslavia.
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Throwing young men out of work, throwing people into poverty and ending business life don’t promote stability in the Palestinian territories,.
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You don’t have to wait until people say they accept everything you say until you are actually prepared to sit down and discuss matters with them.
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All parts of the society need to feel that the police service is their police service, and that does not happen unless all parts of society are represented in the police.
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Multilateralism is not an easy option. We’re going to find that the world is very difficult. And relationships between America and the rest of the world are very difficult.
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