Quotes about Chris Patten

Undoubtedly, at the moment, the major cause of CO2 emission is what happens in developed...

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So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle...

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It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is...

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It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right...

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In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks.

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In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks.

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I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly...

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I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then...

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I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in...

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I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by unbridled you mean unregulated.

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I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand...

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But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and...

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