Ferdinand Mount

Something is happening to Britain and the British. Or has happened. We are said to be passing through a transition, or a turning point, or a transformation; nobody is quite sure which. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

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The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan that he has been so passionately denounced for taking in Iraq. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

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We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

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We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

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What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedicated to letting people choose what they want and giving them a chance to get it. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

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