Yes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral leadership, America must do it in the right way, too.
DAVID CAMERONOn the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.
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I believe man-made climate change is one of the most serious threats that this country and this world face.
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If we are going to try to get across to the poorest people in the world that we care about their plight and we want them to join one world with the rest of us, we have got to make promises and keep promises.
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The world economy is more stable than for a generation … Our hugely sophisticated financial markets match funds with ideas better than ever before.
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The political system is broken, the economy is broken and so is society. That is why people are so depressed about the state of our country.
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It’s probably the most unpopular policy I’m responsible for. I know it is very unpopular, culling badgers. But I believe it is the right thing to do. You have to make choices as a politician. Sometimes it means doing something you know people don’t like.
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It’s time to place the market within a moral framework – even if that means standing up to companies who make life harder for parents and families.
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For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone.
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On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.
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Look at me and think of Schwarzenegger.
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Now I know which came first – the chicken not the egg.
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All those countries who keep their aid promises should be proud of what they’ve done
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I think the prospect of bringing back grammar schools has always been wrong and I’ve never supported it. And I don’t think any Conservative government would have done it.
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Mrs Cameron keeps a rather better weekend diary than I do.
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We all say in our own lives that money isn’t everything. Love matters, friendships matter. My relationship with my kids matters. It shouldn’t be a giant leap to take that thought and introduce it into political dialogue
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What we’re putting forward is the most radical reform of the welfare state… for 60 years. I think it will have a transformative effect in making sure that everyone is better off in work and better off working rather than on benefits.
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