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David Miliband

My advice is very simple: if you can win a small battle, it gives you confidence in the political process to take on bigger battles, and so it is very much a bottom-up grass-roots way of doing politics.

David Miliband

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David Miliband is saying that achieving success in smaller political efforts helps build trust and belief in the system, encouraging people to tackle more significant challenges. He emphasizes that this approach starts with local, community-level actions rather than top-down directives.

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