Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an immediate and formidable increase of economic strength to a Germany which was already the strongest economic partner in Europe.
Ten Downing Street is a house, not an office. That is its most important characteristic. - Douglas Hurd
Ten Downing Street is a house, not an office. That is its most important characteristic.
- Douglas Hurd
Diplomacy is unfashionable in the world of knee-jerk reaction and the dogmatic sound bite on television. - Douglas Hurd
Diplomacy is unfashionable in the world of knee-jerk reaction and the dogmatic sound bite on television.
War on Iraq runs the risk of turning the Middle East into an inexhaustible recruiting ground for anti- western terrorism. - Douglas Hurd
War on Iraq runs the risk of turning the Middle East into an inexhaustible recruiting ground for anti- western terrorism.
People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance. - Douglas Hurd
People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance.
History provides no precise guidelines. - Douglas Hurd
History provides no precise guidelines.
But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich. - Douglas Hurd
But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich.
People are very interested in politics, they just don't like it labelled 'politics'. - Douglas Hurd
People are very interested in politics, they just don't like it labelled 'politics'.
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 … - Douglas Hurd
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 …
There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal actors performed i… - Douglas Hurd
There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal actors performed i…
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