Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my ow… — John Major

Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.

John MajorPolitician · British · b. 1943

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