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“ We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. ”
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“ No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable. ”
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“ One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it. ”
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“ America slept because most Americans preferred it that way. ”
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“ What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedicated to letting people choose what they want and giving them a chance to get it. ”
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“ The Child Support Agency is falling apart. The Sure Start programme is now reported actually to retard the most disadvantaged children. ”
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“ What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedicated to letting people choose what they want and giving them a chance to get it. ”
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“ The Child Support Agency is falling apart. The Sure Start programme is now reported actually to retard the most disadvantaged children. ”
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“ One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it. ”
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“ A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence. ”
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“ No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable. ”
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“ I cannot help believing that both the poverty and the independence would wither under most systems of Proportional Representation (PR). ”
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“ One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it. ”
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“ America slept because most Americans preferred it that way. ”
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“ Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no way connected with the indispensability of the existence of the family. ”
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“ We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity. ”
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“ America slept because most Americans preferred it that way. ”
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“ Something is happening to Britain and the British. Or has happened. We are said to be passing through a transition, or a turning point, or a transformation; nobody is quite sure which. ”
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