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I like some vegetables.
I very much like potatoes.
Patience is a virtue; virtue is a grace.
You alleviate poverty by trickle-down economics.
Unsalted butter is a sin against the Holy Ghost.
It is not for me to enforce my morals on others.
When I'm overseas, I suspect I look like Mr. Bean.
Meeting someone does not mean you're endorsing them.
I take the teachings of the Catholic Church seriously.
I've made no pretence to be a modern man at all, ever.
I would almost certainly vote for Trump if I was American.
We need to be free to do deals with the rest of the world.
Obstacles to trade put up the cost both to consumers and businesses.
I've never put all my eggs in one basket, and I've always been cautious.
Mark Carney is one of the enemies of Brexit. He has opposed it consistently.
I'm not interested in the past, I'm interested in the future. Europe is past.
One doesn't need money to run for Parliament, but it is undoubtedly expensive.
If people ignore the rules already, new regulations are not likely to deter them.
A nanny, by being the child's doughty defender, may put sensitive noses out of joint.
I believe that politicians should implement the promises that they've given in manifestos.
It's widely accepted that it is reasonable for a government to use tax policy to change behaviour.
I'm of the opinion that one of the perks of being in Parliament is not having to do the school run.
Assad is unquestionably guilty of the most grievous fault and has inflicted horrors upon his people.
It is in all our interests that the government, when buying goods or services, pays the lowest price.
I'm not a great beer drinker, but I do like Butcombe, probably because it's made of good Somerset water.
My personal opinion is that life begins at the point of conception, and abortion is morally indefensible.
Marriage is a sacrament, and the decision of what is a sacrament lies with the Church, not with Parliament.
Employers' national income is a particular disincentive to employ because it is an expense without benefit.
A constitutional monarchy requires the monarch to be above politics but to be fully informed about politics.
The Catholic Church's teachings are authoritative. There is a moral absolute on abortion - that it is wrong.
London's central role in the financial market would be undermined if wealthy foreigners did not want to come here.
As a general rule, governments are wise to avoid taxation that is voluntary, as they need a steady stream of income.
It is obviously sensible the crossing of a border ought not to protect a criminal from the consequences of his crime.
I think it's true - economically, you want to bake a bigger cake rather than slicing up an existing cake differently.
The BBC always wants to blame things on Brexit. I'm not saying this is a conspiracy: I'm saying it is a fact of life.
I would always vote for Tory candidates in the United Kingdom, and I would probably be Republican if I was an American.
I like to have one car that I can be certain will go. The thing about classic cars is you can't always assume they will go.
If we want to change a law, we can do that in Parliament. That is a democratic right that has often been taken from the E.U.
The promise of welfare and welfare regulation mean that there is no incentive to accept jobs that do not meet basic standards.
It is of considerable importance that politicians stick to their commitments or do not make such commitments in the first place.
I went into investments out of interest and thought I knew a little. The longer I've been involved, the less I realise I'd known.
Freedom rests on a rational distrust of government; government will always use its power to benefit the incumbent administration.
The biographies of the great rarely report much about the nanny, but for many, she will have played a crucial role in their formative years.
We are the Conservative and Unionist party. No Conservative would do anything to harm the union, and that crucially includes Northern Ireland.
We must be out of the protectionist common external tariff, which mainly protects inefficient E.U. industries at the cost to British consumers.
Zero-hours contracts offer an entry point for people who are either new to the workforce or have commitments that make it hard to work full-time.
The state ought not to intervene to prevent individuals from doing things that not only are no risk to others but are of no risk to themselves either.
Before the government decides to raise the minimum wage, it must consider the effects of the tax and benefits merry-go-round that affects the low-paid.
Electorally, the number of women who want to wear a burka is insignificant, yet it is important to defend such a minority against the tyranny of the majority.
Press freedom has great virtues. It is not about irresponsible scandal-mongering, although that may be part of the picture. It is a means of revealing wrongdoing.