Charles Clarke quotes
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“We can all take responsibility for helping to bring about change, and keeping our friends and colleagues safe from domestic violence”
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“The people who will succeed fifteen years from now, the countries which will succeed, are those which are most based on a sustainable vision of the world. That is what we should be training people to do”
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“The fact is, we're looking for a very small number of very evil needles in a very large haystack, which is the city of London.”
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“Part of the problem is that he lacks confidence. He is nervous”
-- Charles ClarkeSource : "Clarke: Brown must prove fitness to be PM" by Matthew Tempest, www.theguardian.com. September 8, 2006.
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“Yes is the answer to that question. I've enjoyed being in government... if it would be useful for me to serve I would like to do that. [saying he would like to work for Gordon Brown despite his previous opinions of him!]”
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“I don't mind there being some medievalists around for ornamental purposes, but there is no reason for the State to pay for them.”
-- Charles ClarkeSource : "Clarke Dismisses Medieval Historians". Speech at University College, Worcester, www.theguardian.com. May 09, 2003.
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“I am not in any way opposed to medieval studies (or for that matter Latin).”
-- Charles ClarkeSource : "Clarke Denies Medieval History Slur". www.theguardian.com. May 09, 2003.
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“We are always looking for a small number of very evil needles in a very large haystack, which is the city of London.”
-- Charles ClarkeSource : "MI5 Faces Tough Questions on Decision to Relax Security". www.independent.co.uk. July 08, 2005.
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“One of my passions is that children enjoy their time at school - and reading for pleasure can be an important part of that.”
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“Few nations match our rich resource of literature.”
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“But it doesn't stop at school. We can all enjoy books throughout our lives - as I certainly continue to do.”
-- Charles Clarke
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