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Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. ...

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It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics, to self-discipline and respect for ...

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The argument that someone is a bad man is an inadequate argument for war and certainly an inadequate...

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The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long ...

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If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were alw...

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Recovery begins from the darkest moment.

Well, I think there's a distinction between sexing-up the intelligence and sexing-up the presentatio...

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John Major

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Born: 1943-03-29

Died: N/A

Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997. His childhood was spent in Brixton after his father's business failed, and he left school at 16. He worked for Standard Chartered Bank and became a councillor in Lambeth in 1968. He was elected to Parliament in 1979 and was a Cabinet Minister under Margaret Thatcher before being elected as her successor. After his defeat by Tony Blair's Labour Party in 1997, he retired as Leader of the Conservative Party in favor of William Hague and left the House of Commons at the 2001 general election.More