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Paddy Ashdown
Paddy Ashdown
British Politician
Born: Feb 27, 1941
Job People Politics Try War You
Related authors: Boris Johnson David Cameron Diane Abbott Jeremy Corbyn John Bercow Neil Kinnock Nigel Farage Theresa May
People do not want politicians they know to be corrupt. Paddy Ashdown
People Politicians Corrupt Know Want
The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society. Paddy Ashdown
Failure Society Civil Civil Society Institutions Although Greatest Created
Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace. Paddy Ashdown
Politics Yourself Grace State About Putting
I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads. Paddy Ashdown
People Heads Institutions Rewrite Chips Create
I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth. Paddy Ashdown
Truth Think Reconciliation Bosnia Ready
I was told there would be riots in the streets, but there were no riots. Paddy Ashdown
Would Would-Be Riots Were Streets
I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press. Paddy Ashdown
Me British Press Press About Bosnian Had Said Than Much Things British
What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party. Paddy Ashdown
Politics Future Will Party Active Liberal Democrat
I am formally accountable to the steering board of the PIC, and I meet with nine ambassadors from the PIC every week. I have to have the capitals' broad agreement with what I do. Paddy Ashdown
Every Meet Nine Broad Week Steering Am Ambassador Accountable Board Agreement
The generous way of putting it is that we were not ready for this. The less generous way is to say: How was it possible to return to the politics of appeasement of the 1930s? Paddy Ashdown
Politics Way Say Possible Putting Generous Return Ready How Were Less Appeasement
My second job has been to try to use my power to create institutions of a modern state that could enter the European Union, and there was very little time. The door was closing, and I wanted to get Bosnia through before it shut. Paddy Ashdown
Time Try Job Power Before State Enter Has-Been Bosnia Could Through Institutions Been Very Get Modern Closing Door Wanted Little Create Use Little Time Union European European Union Shut Second

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