What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party. Paddy Ashdown activedemocratfuture Change image and share on social
I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth. Paddy Ashdown bosniareadyreconciliation Change image and share on social
People do not want politicians they know to be corrupt. Paddy Ashdown corruptpeoplepolitician Change image and share on social
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? Paddy Ashdown 1930sappeasementgenerous Change image and share on social
Bosnia is under my skin. It's the place you cannot leave behind. I was obsessed by the nightmare of it all; there was this sense of guilt, and an anger that has become something much deeper over these last years. Paddy Ashdown angerbosniadeep share on social
I am here because I think it was a terrible sin of the west to allow those years of war. Paddy Ashdown sinterriblewar Change image and share on social
It works both ways: there are victims of tragedy who come to me who have experienced grief of such magnitude that they cannot reconcile. Likewise, I cannot change the mentality of those who committed the crimes or the fools who followed them. Paddy Ashdown changecommitcrime share on social
I am formally accountable to the steering board of the PIC, and I meet with nine ambassadors from the PIC every week. I have to have the capitals' broad agreement with what I do. Paddy Ashdown accountableagreementambassador Change image and share on social
I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads. Paddy Ashdown chipcreatehead Change image and share on social
Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace. Paddy Ashdown gracepoliticputt Change image and share on social
