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Douglas Hurd
Douglas Hurd
British Politician
Born: Mar 8, 1930
About First History People Time War
Related authors: Boris Johnson David Cameron Diane Abbott Jeremy Corbyn John Bercow Neil Kinnock Nigel Farage Theresa May
People are very interested in politics, they just don't like it labelled politics. Douglas Hurd
Politics People Like Labelled Very Just Interested
But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war. Douglas Hurd
War Weapons Follow Troops Bound Because Go Being Deployed Cannot Now
A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur. Douglas Hurd
Democratic Democratic Iraq Well Fresh Genuinely Iraq Spur Might Act
It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching. Douglas Hurd
History Politicians Draw Pupils Countries Normal Anxious Themselves Teaching Profess Lessons Her Right
There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of the origins of the First World War. Douglas Hurd
Today War Rights World First Merits Wrongs Napoleon First World First World War Certainly Even Agreement Origins Consensus World War
There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal actors performed in line with the ideas and values of that time, not of ours. Douglas Hurd
Time Great Values Important Understanding Past Ours More Thus Performed Ideas Principal Judgement Because Line Than Where Reputable Actor
Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their actions that these were justified by the accepted values of that time. Douglas Hurd
Time Values Men Defence Plead Immediate Like Accepted Were Cannot Justified Stalin Actions
But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich. Douglas Hurd
Character Fear Will Dramatic Crimes Always Germany Intensely Reich Suffer Third
There is nothing false or arrogant about German pride in German technical and business skills. Douglas Hurd
Business Pride Arrogant Nothing About False German Skills Technical
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. Douglas Hurd
History Politicians Those Signposts Favour Follow Direction Only Point Which While Themselves Should Noticing Profess Who Wary
We, Britain and Germany, can neither of us be happy about our handling of the Iraq war. Douglas Hurd
War Be Happy Happy Our Neither About Iraq Iraq War Germany Handling Us Britain

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