Facts about Peter Mandelson

Occup.	Politician
From	United Kingdom
Born	October 21, 1953
Age	71 years

Summary

Peter Mandelson is a famous Politician from United Kingdom, he/she is 71 years old and still alive, born October 21, 1953.

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He/she is born under the zodiac libra, who is known for Balance, Justice, Truth, Beauty, Perfection. Our collection contains 27 quotes who is written / told by Peter.

27 Famous quotes by Peter Mandelson

"I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back"

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"We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globalization"

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"Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will stagnate for the foreseeable future and we will be dealing with quite a lot of internal chaos"

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"It's a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term"

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"Firstly, people take for granted that the E.U. has created the biggest economic space in the world"

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"I'm a fighter, not a quitter"

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"Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations"

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"I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation"

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"Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain"

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"What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world"

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"The last thing we need is to turn in on ourselves rather than face us up to what we have to do in the world"

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"Instead of saying that globalization is a fact, that it's inevitable, we've also got to demonstrate that while the growing interdependence of the world economy is indeed a fact, it's not uncontrollable"

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"I hesitated, too, because for better or worse, I have been one of the principal architects of New Labour and I have worked closely with Tony Blair and the team for nearly 20 years"

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"I have moved on from being a British parliamentarian, I have moved on from being a New Labour politician, I have moved on from being the supporter in the active day-to-day sense of Tony Blair"

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"What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe"

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"Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them"

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"They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict"

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"The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty"

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"In the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors"

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"I'm optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this"

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"I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills"

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"I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe"

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"In my experience of these things, parties which shout about dirty tricks and the like tend to do so because they fear a direct hit in some vulnerable part of their political anatomy"

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"I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one"

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"Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces France but is not controlled by France"

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"For too long, decisions have been taken behind closed doors - tablets of stone have simply been past down to people without bothering to involve people, listen to their views or give them information about what we are doing and why"

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"If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at a time when we want Europe to be a more effective force for good in the world, when we need to buttress ourselves against the pressures and insecurities of globalization"

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