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Below is the conclusion from Nesta Wyn Ellis's book about John Major. Paperback version, ISBN 0708853781. First published in hardback by Little, Brown and Company in June 1991, ISBN 0356203042. Currently both versions out-of-print.
"If he is to be the man of the century he needs a decisive majority so that he might devote more energy to international statesmanship. In the history books, that is where he may make his greatest contribution, and for one much underestimated as Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister, that would be a fine vindication."