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• At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity.

  William Hague

  Rights, Government, Law

  "Libya air strikes". Live coverage of the continuing military action in Libya, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2011.

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• We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights.

  William Hague

  Rights, Democracy, Unions

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• People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.

  William Hague

  People, Done, Way

  " William Hague warns EU of British disillusion" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. October 22, 2012.

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• I thank the Prime Minister for his remarks about me. Debating with him at the Dispatch Box has been exciting, fascinating, fun, an enormous challenge and, from my point of view, wholly unproductive in every sense. I am told that in my time at the Dispatch Box I have asked the Prime Minister 1,118 direct questions, but no one has counted the direct answers-it may not take long.

  William Hague

  Fun, Views, Long

  House of Commons, Prime Minister's Questions, July 18, 2001.

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• On the question of taking credit for what goes right and blame for what goes wrong - having led the Conservative party for four years, I have never heard of this notion before.

  William Hague

  Party, Years, Credit

  "The SAS and the farmers" by Simon Hoggart, www.theguardian.com. March 7, 2011.

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• It is not my policy to hit voters during the election.

  William Hague

  Voters, Election, Policy

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• Gordon Brown promised to abolish boom and bust. He has kept half his promise.

  William Hague

  Promise, Half, Brown

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• We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated.

  William Hague

  Doubt, Progress, Gaddafi

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• We're not getting involved in terms of sending ground forces into Libya. Let's be clear about that. And indeed the UN Resolution forbids that. It says no foreign occupation of any part of Libya.

  William Hague

  Occupation, Resolution, Libya

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• Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.

  William Hague

  Good Luck, Political, Normal

  "Decca Aitkenhead meets William Hague". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2009.

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• Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes.

  William Hague

  Decision, Would Be, Defining

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• It was inevitable the Titanic was going to set sail, but that doesn't mean it was a good idea to be on it.

  William Hague

  Mean, Ideas, Sail

  1998 In The Mail on Sunday,'Quotes of the Week', 11 Jan.

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• I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government.

  William Hague

  Thinking, Government, Different

  "Hague's 'foreign land' speech". Speech at the Spring forum in Harrogate, www.theguardian.com. March 4, 2001.

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• Labour have been listening for too long to the so-called experts who think that competition is a dirty word and that communicating facts to our children is elitist.

  William Hague

  Children, Dirty, Thinking

  "Hague's 'foreign land' speech". Speech at the Spring forum in Harrogate, www.theguardian.com. March 4, 2001.

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• I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on.

  William Hague

  Writing, Piano, Things I Love

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• Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history.

  William Hague

  Government, Forever, Use

  "Nato to take control in Libya after US, UK and France reach agreement" by Nicholas Watt, Nick Hopkins and Ian Traynor, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2011.

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• It makes life very simple actually. You could be giving a TV interview in howling gale and it no longer matters.

  William Hague

  Simple, Giving, Matter

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