Jack Straw

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It's extraordinary what children put up with. I happened to see two of my uncles put my father up against the wall of my grandmother's house and knock his teeth out, because he'd been unpleasant to my mother. The next day I went upstairs and found my father making a rather half-hearted attempt to gas himself.
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There were five children in my family, and arguing was how we used to entertain ourselves.
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The English as a race are not worth saving!
- Jack Straw
Collection: Race
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The English are potentially very aggressive, very violent
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Collection: Violent
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While the Taliban connives with foreign terrorists, the Afghan people suffer from poverty, drought and hunger.
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Collection: People
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What people have got to remember is that Sept. 11 happened in 2001 and not in 2003. It was planned under the presidency of Bill Clinton.
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Collection: People
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He was a hateful terrorist who will be missed by all.
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Collection: America
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No negotiation is ever possible if you have to negotiate not only with the people in the room but also with some other committee in permanent session.
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Collection: People
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Holocaust Memorial Day is intended as an inclusive commemoration of all the individuals and communities who suffered as a result of the Holocaust - not only Jews, but also Gypsies, Slavs, homosexuals, political prisoners and dozens of ethnic and other minorities.
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Collection: Memorial Day
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Our eventual aim is simply stated - that there should be no safe haven for terrorists anywhere in the world. We say to the people of Afghanistan: 'You have been ill served by those who have made your country a centre for terrorism across the world. As soon as this stops, the world will work with you to build a better future for you and for your children.
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Collection: Country
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There is a general sense of guarded optimism. There have been too many false dawns over the last 60 years. There have been more tears than smiles, but I sense there is a commitment from Abbas and Sharon, a new determination to make a reality of the goal of two states living side by side.
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Collection: Determination
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Saddam's removal is necessary to eradicate the threat from his weapons of mass destruction
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Collection: Wmd
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...to continue to be one of the world centres for scientific research, we have to stand up and be counted in support of researchers, go on marches and demonstrations, and back even tougher action by the police and the courts against these terrorists.
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Collection: Animal
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If the situation in Zimbabwe continues to deteriorate, Britain will argue for Zimbabwe's suspension from the Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in March.
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Collection: Government
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There has to be some certainty about who the leader is before the summer break.
- Jack Straw
Collection: Summer