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Whether you agreed with his politics or not, you had to admire the fact that he actually had principles that he believed in and stood by. Source[^]
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Indeed. Mind you, that probably won't stop DD gloating... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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You were wrong, apparently.
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
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In this case, I do not mind in the least being wrong... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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An oddity for me.
I was diametrically opposed to his politics, and yet I respected the man for having the conviction he sustained throughout his life.
He was a rarity in politics, someone who asked questions and never tried to hide the answers he disliked, indeed he even admitted it when he got things wrong.
I wrote to him many years ago and got a charming (handwritten) letter back. He is one of the last of the old school politicians, a man who never wavered, never jumped on bandwagons or tried to bend in the wind. He was never a flavour of the month politician, but at least you were never in doubt as to where he stood on any issue.
He will be missed by many from the whole spectrum of politics.
RIP Tony.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Spoken like a true politician. 
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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No, just spoken from how I really felt.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Spoken like a true politician. 
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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I'll balance you out on this one, perhaps we can assuage each-other's guilt.
I had a similar respect for Enoch Powell*. I heard him speak & debate at the Durham Union Society, on the subject of Northern Ireland. During the debating section he was obviously showing signs of age, it took a few seconds for questions to register and for him to think about a response, but the reply was always incredibly lucid and properly thought-through. He repeatedly demolished someone in my year & college who kept trying to make a "clever" point, it was like watching the intellectual equivalent of an ant showing off in front of a steamroller. In his heyday he must have been first-rate.
Obviously, I should point out I don't agree with his politics at all, but had a sneaking regard for the man.
*To broach the thorny topic of the "Rivers of Blood" speech - I suggest reading it in its entirety, to quote wikipedia "The future Labour Michael Foot remarked to a reporter that it was "tragic" that this "outstanding personality" had been widely misunderstood as predicting actual bloodshed in Britain, when in fact he had used the Aeneid quotation merely to communicate his own sense of foreboding."
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I had the pleasure of meeting him many years ago at a demonstration.
I suspect one of the last true conviction politicians to enter Westminster. Nowadays it seems to be run on hot air.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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I met him once at a reception and very pleasant he was too; this was about 5 years ago. Fascinating man who was able to empathise with most and yet never compromised on his own beliefs.
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I'm really saddened by this, much for the reasons you describe.
I used to play in brass bands, and he was for a long time the only senior Labour politico to turn up to the Durham Miner's Gala. I actually forewent the obligatory Lunchtime heavy drinking session to hear him speak.
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That is sad, politics just dont make his kind anymore. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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A teacher told her young class to ask their parents for a family story with a moral at the end of it, and to return the next day to tell their stories.
In the classroom the next day, Joe gave his example first, "My dad is a farmer and we have chickens. One day we were taking lots of eggs to market in a basket on the front seat of the truck when we hit a big bump in the road; the basket fell off the seat and all the eggs broke. The moral of the story is not to put all your eggs in one basket.."
"Very good," said the teacher.
Next, Mary said, "We are farmers too. We had twenty eggs waiting to hatch, but when they did we only got ten chicks. The moral of this story is not to count your chickens before they're hatched.."
"Very good!" said the teacher again, very pleased with the response so far.
Next it was Barney's turn to tell his story: "My dad told me this story about my Aunt Karen.... Aunt Karen was a flight engineer in the war and her plane got hit. She had to bail out over enemy territory and all she had was a bottle of whisky, a machine gun and a machete."
"Go on," said the teacher, intrigued.
"Aunt Karen drank the whisky on the way down to prepare herself; then she landed right in the middle of a hundred enemy soldiers.
She killed seventy of them with the machine gun until she ran out of bullets. Then she killed twenty more with the machete till the blade broke. And then she killed the last ten with her bare hands."
"Good heavens," said the horrified teacher, "What did your father say was the moral of that frightening story?"
"Stay away from Aunt Karen when she's drunk."
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You cleaned the punchline up from the version I remember! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Vivic wrote: Aunt Karen
you mean, me? 
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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Depends.
What are you like when you get drunk? 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Depends, too. 
Half bad, half good.
Good thing is, I can't kill anyone.
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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kArViD0tnEt wrote: I can't kill anyone
Too weak?
Not allowed near sharp objects?
Restraining order?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Not allowed near sharp objects?
what are those? I haven't seen any sharp objects all my life!
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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Ooo! Just wait until you are allowed in the Kitchen! You are going to have soooooo much fun!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I'm soooooo excited! Can't wait.
Ooh wait, I'm already allowed in the kitchen. It's just that I don't go there 'coz I'm afraid of the thing called Cooking Oil! 
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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Cooking oil is good - there are so many things you can do with it. Including frying things!
Never eaten Philippine food - loads of Chinese / Indonesian / Malay / Thai / Indian - any good?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Philippine food is good. Unlike from Malaysia (or is it from Thailand/Vietnam? I can't recall), our food is not that exotic.
We also have burgers and fries (courtesy of US influence).
We love to do some experiments when it comes to food and advertise new dishes. And I can assure you, aside from it's edible, it tastes great! 
Unluckily for me, I wasn't given the gift of cooking. 
Have you been in the Philippines?
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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