123 Quotes by John Major

Whether you agree with me or disagree with me; like me or loathe me, don’t bind my hands when I am negotiating on behalf of the British nation.

A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesn’t believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it.

I don’t think it’s the role of the prime minister to court the press.

I don’t think nations can stand aside for ethnic cleansing and genocide.

UN goodwill may be a bottomless pit but it’s by no means limitless.

If you look back historically, admittedly a long time ago, there were three Afghan wars in which Britain didn’t even come a good second. In more recent years the Russians were there with 120,000 men for ten years.

I can’t legislate to change human nature.

I mean if you have ever found a politician who says, ‘No, no, I would do everything exactly as I did,’ then you can tell when he is lying because his lips are moving.

I think it’s extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge.