Quote by William Hague
Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfact

Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents. – William Hague

Other quotes by William Hague

Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history. – William Hague

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History
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I dont deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world. – William Hague

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Intelligence
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Lets not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you cant have high standards without good discipline. – William Hague

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good
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Other Quotes from
History
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History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes. – Paul Eldridge, Maxims for a Modern Man

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History

Is there in all the history of human folly a greater fool than a clergymen in politics? – Pat Robertson

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History

Histories are a kind of distilled newspapers. – Thomas Carlyle, Heroes and Hero Worship

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History

Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history. – Arthur Henderson

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History

Random Quotes

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame. – John Lyly

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Shame

We can trust our doctors to be professional, to minister equally to their patients without regard to their political or religious beliefs. But we can no longer trust our professors to do the same. – David Horowitz

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Trust

When it comes to sports I am not particularly interested. Generally speaking, I look upon them as dangerous and tiring activities performed by people with whom I share nothing except the right to trial by jury. – Fran Lebowitz

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Sports

She thinks your lady-love will rule you as the moon rules the tides. – George Eliot, Adam Bede

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Love