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Jonathan Powell Quotes

If you are going to make peace, you can’t just meet nice people Picture Quote #1

There seems to be a sense in the British media that prime ministers enjoy going to war. They do not. The decision to send British soldiers into battle is the worst and most stomach-churning senior politicians have to take. It makes them wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat worrying if they have done the right thing Picture Quote #1

You can’t negotiate in public. People won’t make concessions in public. They will do that in private. Like sausage making, you have to do it behind closed doors Picture Quote #1

I do not think that war is always wrong: sometimes it is necessary to stop a dictator, prevent massive human-rights abuses, or expel an invader. But I have also seen that in the modern world, civil wars are the greatest threat to humanitarian security Picture Quote #1

Terrorism is resorted to for practical reasons because there is no other tool available. And those who use terrorism, and then subsequently become the targets of terrorism, understand its power and how difficult it is to counter it. Not just militarily. But especially in terms of international perception Picture Quote #1

All the things I’ve done are about duty and guilt: trying to do your best to better other people’s lives Picture Quote #1

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A peace agreement isn’t like a fairy story. You don’t live happily ever after Picture Quote #1

I’m a solid Labour party supporter. I aspired to be a Labour MP, but it’s difficult to make the leap from the Foreign Office Picture Quote #1

I started off in radio, then made little films for Granada. I applied for a job at ‘Weekend World,’ and they turned me down; I’d also applied to the Foreign Office, which accepted me Picture Quote #1

The Israeli people are skeptical about the chances of a long-term peace, but if they saw it, they’d grab it. Any Israeli government that wants to be reelected should be interested in a lasting peace Picture Quote #1

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If you are going to make peace, you can’t just meet nice people (Jonathan Powell Quotes) There seems to be a sense in the British media that prime ministers enjoy going to war. They do not. The decision to send British soldiers into battle is the worst and most stomach-churning senior politicians have to take. It makes them wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat worrying if they have done the right thing. (Jonathan Powell Quotes) You can’t negotiate in public. People won’t make concessions in public. They will do that in private. Like sausage making, you have to do it behind closed doors. (Jonathan Powell Quotes) I do not think that war is always wrong: sometimes it is necessary to stop a dictator, prevent massive human-rights abuses, or expel an invader. But I have also seen that in the modern world, civil wars are the greatest threat to humanitarian security. (Jonathan Powell Quotes) Terrorism is resorted to for practical reasons because there is no other tool available. And those who use terrorism, and then subsequently become the targets of terrorism, understand its power and how difficult it is to counter it. Not just militarily. But especially in terms of international perception. (Jonathan Powell Quotes) All the things I’ve done are about duty and guilt: trying to do your best to better other people’s lives. (Jonathan Powell Quotes) A peace agreement isn’t like a fairy story. You don’t live happily ever after. (Jonathan Powell Quotes) I’m a solid Labour party supporter. I aspired to be a Labour MP, but it’s difficult to make the leap from the Foreign Office. (Jonathan Powell Quotes) I started off in radio, then made little films for Granada. I applied for a job at ‘Weekend World,’ and they turned me down; I’d also applied to the Foreign Office, which accepted me. (Jonathan Powell Quotes) The Israeli people are skeptical about the chances of a long-term peace, but if they saw it, they’d grab it. Any Israeli government that wants to be reelected should be interested in a lasting peace. (Jonathan Powell Quotes)