The
2005 Watson Chair Lecture
The 2005 lecture, entitled "USE Never, USA Ever"
was given by Peter Jay.
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The 2005 Watson
Chair Lecture
USE Never,
USA Ever
By Peter Jay
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A startling conclusion drawn from a thoughtful analysis
of European and American developments over the last
sixty years from a clearly defined perspective - Euro-sceptic
and Americaphile.
Quotes from the lecture:
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I address myself to those like myself
who abominate modern trends in American political
culture and who ask themselves what should that
mean for British foreign policy and for Britain's
role in future Atlantic relationships. |
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Britain's interests, the interests
that is of its citizens in safety, peace and prosperity,
can never be finally invested in an enterprise which
would take away for ever the ability of our own
elected government to make final decisions in an
unknowable future about which way Britain should
go and on what side its weight, be it great or small,
should be thrown. If history teaches us anything
at all, it is the capacity of the future to defy
expectations and to undermine the most confident
assumptions. |
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Between Britain and the
United States there exists at a level quite different
from and more profound than routine diplomatic and
political relations between governments a community
of values, of personal connections and of mutual
regard on which, when the chips are down, greater
reliance can be placed than on any other guarantee
of survival. |
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The Watson Chair
Symbolising Anglo-American friendship
The Watson Chair and Sulgrave Manor
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