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I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics. ↗

— David Miliband

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One of the jewels in the crown of Labour's time in office was the rescue of the National Health Service. As the Commonwealth Fund, the London School of Economics and the Nuffield Foundation have all shown, health reforms as well as additional investment were essential to improved outcomes, especially for poorer patients. ↗

— David Miliband

#commonwealth #crown #economics #especially #essential

Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker. ↗

— John Milius

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Everybody's a filmmaker today. ↗

— John Milius

#everybody #filmmaker #today

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it shouldn't be tolerated in a movie director. ↗

— John Milius

#commander #director #egotism #even #field

I am not aware that any community has a right to force another to be civilized. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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The filmmakers always have a great level of control. ↗

— John Milius

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The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius. ↗

— An Wang

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