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"The whole basis of the United Nations is the right of all nations - great or small - to have weight, to have a vote, to be attended to, to be a part of the twentieth century."
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"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."
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"When under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike back."
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"In a way, certain sections of the media always wanted to knock me because I had captained my country and been skipper at Old Trafford. It was all a bit odd really."
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"When we talk about fighting for our country, we're talking about our vote, our vote is our arms."
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"We operate under a jury system in this country, and as much as we complain about it, we have to admit that we know of no better system, except possibly flipping a coin."
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"It is not viable for one country to demand a right to increase and upgrade its nuclear weapons capabilities while asking others to eliminate theirs."
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"Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held."
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"No holidays, no country."
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"A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the council, and sold nearly all the Nez Perce country."
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"Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable."
Will
"I believe that the organisers of this conference have chosen a very timely subject for our discussion - because the 21st century will confront us with an entirely new set of challenges."
Will
"In sum, as we enter the 21st century, the Euro-Atlantic community - North America and Europe together - has to face some tough challenges when it comes to improving our capability."
Politics
"For years, European leaders have pointed out that Europe is an economic giant, but a military pygmy."
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"Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant."
Action
"What I will remember most from my time in NATO is meeting children in the countries where I've gone to, to Moscow and to Kiev, I've met school children."
Time
"And I was asked if I would come and help with the recovery of this great British company, Cable and Wireless, and I'm delighted to become part of the new and very talented management that have been brought in to that company as well."
Management
"And, perhaps most importantly, regional conflicts will again and again confront us with a cruel choice between costly engagement and costly indifference."
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"NATO and the EU have also agreed on permanent arrangements on consultation and cooperation between themselves."
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"And most countries are now reducing the number of conscripts and increasing the professionals that are available because they're available on short notice."
Nation
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