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Chris Patten

"In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks."

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"Passive fatalism can never be the role of a revolutionary party, like the Social Democracy."

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"Democracy is probably the only discovery by mankind which mostly brought it only happiness."

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"If you believe in democracy, make arrangements to distribute property as widely as possible."

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"Democracy is government by the people, for the people. Without the responsibility of the people, and without the involvement of the people - all you have left is GOVERNMENT."

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"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage."

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"Change represents the real spirit of democracy and the real America."

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"Democracy in China is like Viagra; no such thing as free elections."

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"The measure of man's ability to extend the sphere of social possibility can only start with the values of democracy."

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"Democracy can exist only in the countries where people are brave! Coward nations always live under the authoritarian regimes!"

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"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."

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Chris Patten
"Undoubtedly, at the moment, the major cause of CO2 emission is what happens in developed countries."

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Chris Patten
"It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems."

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Chris Patten
"So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations."

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Chris Patten
"I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated."

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"I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other."

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"It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good for business as well, by and large."

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"But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence of political leadership."

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"I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics."

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"I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor."

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"I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics."

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