I'm suggesting that the prohibition on people who survive on money coming from government, that includes pensioners and public servants, standing for Parliament - it's absurd.
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I think I could have been quite difficult to fathom as a youngster, this kid who didn't talk about himself very much.
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I am aware that one should always make room for renewal in politics. A democracy is the healthier for the turnover of the depth of talent there is in its community.
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I am not a conventionally religious man, but in the wilderness I have come closest to finding myself and knowing the universe and accepting God - by which I mean accepting all that I don't know.
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I'm a very great non-violent character. I would never resort to violence to change anything.
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I'm worried about the traditional media, but I think the new media is a plus for democracy.
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