David Miliband Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Communism was meant to be an alternative religion.”

“You have to believe that it's through politics that societies can lead social and economic and political change.”

“There is a danger for Britain as we perceive ourselves, or as we are - less wealthy, facing economic austerity - that we essentially draw back. I think there is a recoil in parts of the country, and in parts of the government actually, from the multilateral system, and I think that's dangerous and wrong.”

“History is information. Memory is part of your identity.”

“I do not speak Hebrew, but I understand that it has no word for 'history.' The closest word for it is memory.”

“I was always brought up that if you can make a difference, you should, and if you don't it's a waste. So we'll see if I can make a difference.”

“John Major put the 'er' back into Conservative, David Cameron's put the 'Con' into Conservative - and Norman Lamont put the 'vat' into Conservative!”

“The test of leadership for David Cameron was actually to bring the British Conservative Party back in to the mainstream.”

“One thing that I feel very, very strongly is that we talk about Islamic countries, Islamic people, Islamic leaders, as either moderates or extremists. It's almost like there are only two categories of Muslims. And actually, that doesn't show respect. It shows lack of understanding of the diversity of Muslim thought.”

“Foreign policy is inseparable from domestic policy now. Is terrorism foreign policy or domestic policy? It's both. It's the same with crime, with the economy, climate change.”