"I would die for my country, but I could never let my country die for me."

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Source : Speech at Labour Party Conference, 30 Sept. 1986, in Guardian 1 Oct. 1986

Neil Kinnock

#Country Quotes

“I've been part of founding three companies that have gone public. It doesn't seem like a big number, but it's actually a lot.”
“Today, basically, on Wall Street, the big money is made by taking risks.”
“In a rook and pawn ending, the rook must be used aggressively. It must either attack enemy pawns, or give active support to the advance of one of its own pawns to the queening square.”
“Beside my obvious physical structure, I have been told on almost every set I've been on that I am a joy to have around. I grew up as a team player on team sports. Later as a doorman where you had to watch each other's back and trust the guy beside you.”
“I also tried to avoid doing obvious dance records.”
“You are asked to keep a ledger - a small notebook will do - of money in and money out. Counting brings clarity, and clarity is one of the first and finest fruits of prosperity.”
“if i repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior. what demon possessed me that i behaved so well?”
“... Sometimes, we try to stifle that fact or hide it, ... But the profound, and ultimately most important, reality is that we are not only citizens of this blessed country, we are citizens of the same awesome God.”

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