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"Let's start to have a grown up debate in this country about who we are and where we want to go and what kind of country we want to build."
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"It's the only sport that's played in every country in the world. It's played and watched all over the world, it's the most popular sport in probably 90% of the countries, and then with the World Cup, you have the most viewed tournament of any sport in the world."

"The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself."

"However, in recent years our nation has seen a sizable influx of illegal immigration that at best highlights some alarming inadequacies and at worst indicates a broken system."

"You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida."

"September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for."

"Swaziland is a small part of south-east Africa, the last country in the continent to gain its independence."
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"The new generation of Labour is different. Different attitudes, different ideas, different ways of doing politics."

"Let the message go out - a new generation has taken charge of Labour which is optimistic about our country, optimistic about our world, optimistic about the power of politics. We are optimistic and together we will change Britain."

"It's really important to say this. Often the faith schools were founded before the state provided education. I want good education in this country so I'm not going to slag off faith schools. I think that it's important that people of different backgrounds and different faiths go to school together and many faith schools do that."

"We began as restless and radical. Remember the spirit of 1997, but by the end of our time in office we had lost our way."

"The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time we made progress we did it by challenging the conventional wisdom."

"The great thing is that whether we have faith or not, we are by and large very tolerant of people, whatever their particular view."

"Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people."

"Think of how we challenged the impression that we taxed for its own sake and that we were hostile to business. We were right to change."

"We do not have to accept the world as we find it. And we have a responsibility to leave our world a better place and never walk by on the other side of injustice."

"Yes, look, social class is definitely an issue in Britain, it is definitely an issue and I think that most people across the country would sympathise with the idea that there are lots of people with talent and ability all across this country who want to make more of themselves and part of the responsibility of government is to make that happen."
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