Chris Patten

I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other. ↗

— Chris Patten

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But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence of political leadership. ↗

— Chris Patten

#about #articulate #clear #doing #essence

It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems. ↗

— Chris Patten

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Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off. ↗

— Chris Patten

#fascism #get #green #growth #less

I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated. ↗

— Chris Patten

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I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics. ↗

— Chris Patten

#am #baggage #bit #britain #carried

I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor. ↗

— Chris Patten

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I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics. ↗

— Chris Patten

#background #cerebral #cut #even #goes

In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks. ↗

— Chris Patten

#everybody #including #jerks #represented #right

In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks. ↗

— Chris Patten

#even #everyone #jerks #represented #right