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Iain Duncan Smith Quotes
Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Determination
Man
Quiet
Underestimate
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That thing, 'You must stay together for the kids', is out of fashion but is right. It's not arguing parents that children don't like, it is having one parent.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Arguing
Children
Fashion
Having
Kids
Like
Must
Out
Parent
Parents
Right
Stay
Thing
Together
You
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The future of Conservatism lies in our beliefs and values, not by throwing them away. We need to shed associations that bind us to past failures, but hold faith with those things that make us Conservatives.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Associations
Away
Beliefs
Bind
Conservatism
Conservatives
Failures
Faith
Future
Hold
Lies
Make
Need
Our
Past
Shed
Them
Things
Those
Throwing
Us
Values
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With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Christians
Ensure
I Think
Leave
Levels
Low
Moment
Others
Participation
Politics
Should
Think
Views
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A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Foreign
Good
Jobs
Occupations
Proportion
UK
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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Alleviate
Condition
Designed
Now
Originally
Poorest
Society
Support
Supposed
System
Them
Very
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After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
After
Complex
Current
Reform
System
Unfair
Welfare
Years
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All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Been
Behaviour
Breakdown
Case
Classic
Containing
Damage
Doing
Dysfunctional
Even
Government
Handing
Has-Been
Limiting
Money
Often
Out
Problems
Response
Social
Supporting
Too
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Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Aspiration
Becoming
Danger
Preserve
Seems
Wealthy
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Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what is available.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Available
Balance
Hard
Put
Rewards
Then
Try
Work
Work Hard
You
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By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving home the message that social programmes should promote family stability and avert breakdown.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Birth
Breakdown
Children
Driving
Family
Good
Good Quality
Home
Living
Measuring
Message
Parents
Programmes
Promote
Proportion
Quality
Relationship
Report
Same
Should
Social
Stability
Whether
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Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Accordance
Capabilities
Cloth
Cut
Fact
Finances
Limit
Need
Really
You
Your
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Due to the reliance on the old heavy industries in many parts of the country, it makes perfect sense that we need to spend more money per head of population on welfare support in Scotland.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Country
Due
Head
Heavy
Industries
Makes
Many
Money
More
Need
Old
Parts
Per
Perfect
Population
Reliance
Scotland
Sense
Spend
Support
Welfare
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Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Because
Britain
Businesses
Chances
Continue
Created
Deserve
Economy
Elsewhere
Even
Get
Jobs
Look
New
New Jobs
Our
People
Pick
Risk
Starts
Up
Will
Young
Young People
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Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions for themselves.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Against
Agenda
Children
Decisions
Enough
Every
Get
Know
Make
Old
Old Enough
Parent
Particular
Protected
Themselves
Those
Until
Wants
Who
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For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about more money - it is transformative. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and your family.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Able
About
Best
Family
Just
Money
More
Out
Poverty
Responsibility
Route
Seen
Taking
Those
Transformative
Who
Work
Your
Yourself
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Gang members have invariably grown up in broken, chaotic homes, often experiencing domestic violence; they have truanted from school and many have been formally excluded; and they live in neighbourhoods where worklessness, addiction and crime are rife.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Addiction
Been
Broken
Chaotic
Crime
Domestic
Excluded
Experiencing
Gang
Grown
Grown-Up
Homes
Invariably
Live
Many
Members
Often
School
Up
Violence
Where
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Getting a family into work, supporting strong relationships, getting parents off drugs and out of debt - all this can do more for a child's well-being than any amount of money in out-of-work benefits.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Amount
Any
Benefits
Child
Debt
Family
Getting
Money
More
Off
Out
Parents
Relationships
Strong
Supporting
Than
Well-Being
Work
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Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses to give them a chance and not just fall back on labour from abroad.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Abroad
Back
Break
Businesses
Cannot
Chance
Dependency
Fall
Get
Give
Government
Hard
Just
Labour
Market
Need
People
Ready
Them
Welfare
Work
Work Hard
Young
Young People
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I am an optimist about the UK. We have been involved in trade with our European partners, which we will always be doing whatever this relationship is. We are a member of the EU. That gives us benefits. But we have to figure out where that is going. In the world, we are a global trader already.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
About
Always
Am
Been
Benefits
Doing
EU
European
Figure
Gives
Global
Going
I Am
Involved
Member
Optimist
Our
Out
Partners
Relationship
Trade
Trader
UK
Us
Whatever
Where
Which
Will
World
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