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“The Americans have a very active presence and policy in every single part of the world and if we broke with them, we would lose any possibility of influencing them. They would go in for global unilateralism, and the world would be a more dangerous place.”

Quote by Denis Healey

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Denis Healey was a distinguished British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Born on August 30, 1917, and passing away on October 3, 2015, Healey was a member of the Labour Party and a pivotal figure in post-war British economic policy. more

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