John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, KG, CH, PCis a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He served consecutively as Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Thatcher Government from 1989 to 1990, and was the Member of Parliament for Huntingdon from 1979 to 2001...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 March 1943
human-nature humans i-can
I can't legislate to change human nature.
wall march turns
When our backs are against the wall, we must turn around and march forward.
terrorism tentacles spread
Tentacles of terrorism spread everywhere
banking-crisis europe greek
Well what would happen is that if Greece defaulted and couldn't pay its debts, all the Greek bonds that are held in other banking systems across Western Europe would suddenly have no value. You could as a knock-on effect create a banking crisis in Western Europe.
dubious weak foreign-exchange
You've had an extremely weak euro on the foreign exchange markets, you've had a very dubious policy being followed.
economic born circumstances
When the euro was born, it was born in the wrong economic circumstances.
mistake thinking sides
I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.
jobs people house
I have a huge admiration for the House of Lords, I have a huge admiration for the people who work in the House of Lords, they're great public servants and they do an absolutely tremendous job.
europe britain moved
They seem to have moved from total opposition to total subservience.
party fundraising office
When I was in office the fundraising was done by the party treasurers.
eye people tell-me-the-truth
Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth.
parent proud way
I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most.
surprise life-is life-is-full-of-surprises
Life is full of surprises.
accepting core family people respect responsibility return time
It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics, to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.