Clare Short Quotes

I just couldn't believe that he would do it, that anyone could be so deceitful over a matter of war, fighting for human life and taking it. - Clare Short

I have set out to change the language of the international system. - Clare Short

For the first time ever we are capable of removing abject poverty, illiteracy and the diseases of poverty from the human condition. The current intensification of global economic integration has demonstrated that there is enough knowledge, technology and capital to bring development to all the people of the world. - Clare Short

But they were going to war anyway and they were going to bully and pressure countries to vote for it. - Clare Short

But then Iraq happened after September 2001 and America claimed that Al Qaeda was there, and we all know that was a lie and we now know that our own Prime Minister deceived the country terribly. - Clare Short

And if you remember the other part of the context is we were then all deceived about the French position and told the French had said they'd veto any second resolution - which wasn't true, we now know. - Clare Short

[But she added:] I don't think he'll do it. ... When is he going? - Clare Short

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