I inherited a sick economy ...

I inherited a sick economy and passed on a sound one. But one abiding regret for me is that, in between, I did not have the resources to put in place the educational and social changes about which I cared to much; I made only a beginning, and it was not enough.
 John Major

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My father was 64 when I was conceived, my mother 38, which was late for babies in the 1940s.
 John Major
My mother was the center of the family.
 John Major
I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.
 John Major
When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.
 John Major
I want to see us build a country that is at ease with itself, a country that is confident and a country that is able and willing to build a better quality of life for all its citizens.
 John Major