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          ‟ It's not as if I've ever been to prison or been close to going to prison. The closest I've got is knowing people who have been in jail - after all, I was a member of Parliament - and visiting them there during their sentence.- Michael Portillo
 
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          ‟ I do rather rejoice when people come up to talk to me about railways.- Michael Portillo
 
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          ‟ One of the reasons that Thatcher promoted home ownership is that it promoted responsible citizens with a stake in society. But another reason was that those people would tend to be Conservative.- Michael Portillo
 
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          ‟ Some people are born to trains, and some have trains thrust upon them. Fortunately, I can be included in this latter category.- Michael Portillo
 
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          ‟ In some of the estates, there are generations of people who have been without work, so the environment and the example passed down generations is the normality of being without work.- Michael Portillo