A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesn’t believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it. John Major
The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare. John Major
I am walking over hot coals suspended over a deep pit at the bottom of which are a large number of vipers baring their fangs. John Major
We want a truly open society, in which every man and woman will be able to go as far as their talent, ambition and effort take them. John Major
You can’t influence Europe’s future from the terraces. You have to be on the pitch and playing hard. John Major
Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be ‘too clever by half’. The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters. John Major