I think we've fallen away from that in recent years and I think Edward is quite right to say 'hang on, this is always been at the centre of Conservatism'.
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I think we have lost sight of something of importance, something which has always been at the heart of Conservatism which is the family - functioning as a family unit with legal rights and responsibilities and being able to make its choices and let its children grow strong,
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where hard-working people keep more of their own money, where we encourage enterprise and prosperity.
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People are being freed who shouldn't be. While supervision starts off pretty tight, it becomes more lax.
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