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Our authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes abused, but it certainly ought not to be regarded as a mere usurpation or engine of tyranny. ↗

— Henry James Sumner Maine

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The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions. ↗

— Henry James Sumner Maine

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

— John Major

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It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics , to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state. ↗

— John Major

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Certainly we've seen the enormous changes across the whole of the Middle East. The democratic genie is out of the bottle. ↗

— John Major

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'Government gets things right' does not encourage sales. 'Government makes another blunder' does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism. ↗

— John Major

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I have a huge admiration for the House of Lords, I have a huge admiration for the people who work in the House of Lords, they're great public servants and they do an absolutely tremendous job. ↗

— John Major

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I have been reading the press more regularly than others over 50 years and it seems to me that there are things that have changed in the press that have changed its character. ↗

— John Major

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

— John Major

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I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank. ↗

— John Major

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