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"The tragedy of 9/11 galvanised the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake."
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"Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon."

"Men and women that don't respond with solution to the challenges of the era are human biomasses."

"What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do."

"The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch."
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"It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching."

"But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war."

"We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour."

"I may be wrong in that, but not I think in putting the questions. In our modern democracy the government needs not a unanimous but a general support for war before it orders our forces to fight."

"Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an immediate and formidable increase of economic strength to a Germany which was already the strongest economic partner in Europe."

"We must admit that history is enjoyable to a large extent because it enables us to pass judgement on the past."

"People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance."

"No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors."
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