Quote by: Paddy Ashdown

The generous way of putting it is that we were not ready for this. The less generous way is to say: How was it possible to return to the politics of appeasement of the 1930s?


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  • NamePaddy Ashdown
  • DescriptionBritish politician and diplomat
  • AliasesJeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon; Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon
  • BornFebruary 27, 1941
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPolitician
  • AwardsKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of St Michael And St George