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| Sir John Major, KG, CH, ACIB , is a retired British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party during 1990 to 1997. During his time as Prime Minister, the world went through a period of... |
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![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=24109&author=Major"e=++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.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2Fimages_web%2Fauthor_no_icon.png){kind=link}
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![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=96559&author=Major"e=In+the+next+ten+years+we+will+have+to+continue+to+make+changes+which+will+make+the+whole+of+this+country+a+genuinely+classless+society.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2Fimages_web%2Fauthor_no_icon.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=96560&author=Major"e=I+want+to+see+us+build+a+country+that+is+at+ease+with+itself%2C+a+country+that+is+confident+and+a+country+that+is+able+and+willing+to+build+a+better+quality+of+life+for+all+its+citizens.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2Fimages_web%2Fauthor_no_icon.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=96561&author=Major"e=Robert+Hughes+%28Labour+MP+for+Aberdeen+North%29%3A+With+regard+to+the+Prime+Minister%27s+desire+for+a+classless+society+and+social+mobility%2C+will+he+explain+why+there+are+no+women+in+his+Cabinet%2C+or+is+the+only+woman+in+his+Cabinet+the+back-seat+driver%3F%0AJohn+Major%3A+In+recent+years%2C+in+all+aspects+of+life+in+this+country%2C+women+have+been+taking+a+higher+profile%3A+in+the+law%2C+in+commerce%2C+in+the+civil+service%2C+in+industry+and+in+politics+-+and+that+will+continue.+As+those+women+would+wish+it+to+be%2C+they+will+reach+the+top+on+merit+-+oh+yes%2C+and+if+the+hon.+Gentleman+is+patient%2C+he+will+find+women+aplenty+in+top+positions+in+my+Government.+Indeed%2C+if+he+had+waited+awhile%2C+perhaps+even+to+the+end+of+today%2C+he+would+not+have+asked+that+question.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2Fimages_web%2Fauthor_no_icon.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=96562&author=Major"e=Everyone+who+has+seen+the+recent+news+reports+has+been+shocked+and+moved+by+the+suffering+children+in+Sarajevo.+At+the+end+of+last+week%2C+we+told+the+United+Nations+High+Commissioner+for+Refugees+that+we+stood+ready+to+evacuate+children+from+Sarajevo+to+the+United+Kingdom+for+medical+treatment%2C+or+to+send+medical+teams+to+Yugoslavia+to+provide+treatment+on+the+spot.%0AIf+it+is+possible+to+treat+the+children+on+the+spot%2C+near+to+their+families%2C+with+people+around+them+who+speak+their+language+and+in+relatively+familiar+surroundings%2C+that+is+obviously+the+best+way.+We+have+told+the+International+Red+Cross+that+we+are+willing+to+fly+out+medical+personnel+at+very+short+notice+if+needed.+I+hope+to+meet+the+United+Nations+High+Commissioner+for+Refugees+in+London+later+this+week+to+see+what+further+action+is+needed.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2Fimages_web%2Fauthor_no_icon.png){kind=link}
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