Author: Douglas Hurd

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History provides no precise guidelines.

History provides no precise guidelines.

- Douglas Hurd

No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.

No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.

- Douglas Hurd

It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would go to war in Iraq.

It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would go to war in Iraq.

- Douglas Hurd

There is nothing false or arrogant about German pride in German technical and business skills.

There is nothing false or arrogant about German pride in German technical and business skills.

- Douglas Hurd

But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich.

But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich.

- Douglas Hurd

We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour.

We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour.

- Douglas Hurd

We, Britain and Germany, can neither of us be happy about our handling of the Iraq war.

We, Britain and Germany, can neither of us be happy about our handling of the Iraq war.

- Douglas Hurd

It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching.

It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching.

- Douglas Hurd

But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war.

But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war.

- Douglas Hurd

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