I think the wonderment of seeing my two sons developing makes me incredibly optimistic about human potential. It makes you think: 'My goodness. It's a miracle that's going on here. What could the human race do together?' David Miliband developgoodnesshuman share on social
We know there can be no justice in the Middle East without a Palestinian state. But there can be no security in the Middle East without a Palestinian state. David Miliband eastjusticemiddle Change image and share on social
One of the things about the modern world is that the public and the private - which is not the same as the public and the personal - but the public and the private... it's very, very much harder than it used to be to have things that are private and things that are public. David Miliband hardmodernpersonal share on social
History is information. Memory is part of your identity. David Miliband historyidentityinformation Change image and share on social
Israelis and Palestinians are suspicious of each other and of promises from outside. But the need for a negotiated solution between the parties should not stymie international clarity and consensus about the endgame in terms of borders and other issues. David Miliband borderclarityconsensus share on social
Everything about my politics has been about the future. David Miliband futurepolitic Change image and share on social
One of the jewels in the crown of Labour's time in office was the rescue of the National Health Service. As the Commonwealth Fund, the London School of Economics and the Nuffield Foundation have all shown, health reforms as well as additional investment were essential to improved outcomes, especially for poorer patients. David Miliband additionalcommonwealthcrown share on social
If you want to fight against a declining trend, you've got to have a much bigger bazooka. David Miliband bazookabigdecline Change image and share on social
Foreign policy is inseparable from domestic policy now. Is terrorism foreign policy or domestic policy? It's both. It's the same with crime, with the economy, climate change. David Miliband changeclimatecrime Change image and share on social
The biggest opportunity in 2013 is in Africa. It has seven out of the ten fastest-growing economies in the world. In Nigeria alone there are 100 million people with mobile phones. In total, 300 million Africans - five times the population of Britain - are in the middle class. David Miliband africaafricanbig share on social