14 Quotes by Denis MacShane

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    Anti-European politicians tell more myths and fantasies about Europe than you can find in Harry Potter or The Da Vinci Code.

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    We do seem to bicker and bicker. Sometimes I feel we're like an old married couple, who think occasionally of murdering each other - but never of divorce.

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    I don't care what color his socks are, or what color sheets he sleeps between. Christopher Meyer ... has broken some of the absolutely first rules of confidence a senior public servant has.

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    I find it hard to believe France does not want to bolster the authority of the United Nations... but the United Nations must solve this problem, not just put it off.

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    He never used the phrase 'ethical foreign policy'; instead, he said there should be an 'ethical dimension' to foreign policy.

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    He seemed young and decisive, able to make the shift from guerrilla leader to political leader, rather like Michael Collins of the Irish Republican Army did in the early 1920s.

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    I will be urging him to ensure any shutdown is as painless as possible for local communities,

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    The thought that... I would say anything on the euro other than what's the government's position is absolutely barmy.

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