He said: "He divided England in a way that even many churchmen who shared some of his views thought unnecessary and self-indulgent.
First, he wants more powers for the House of Commons and other national parliaments to block proposed EU legislation which they view as unnecessary or unwanted.
For one thing, nation-building, in Mr Rumsfeld's earlier view, was unnecessary; American forces would be in and out in a matter of months.
Hans Tietmeyer, president of Germany's central bank, the Bundesbank, is standing by his view that unnecessary interest-rate cuts could be dangerous.
When asked about concerns from gun owners over imposing new restrictions, which they view as unnecessary, he told reporters: "There are weapons that are inherently more dangerous than others.
This spring, the city council endorsed one of several bills under discussion in the Texas Legislature that would forbid judges from rulings based on "foreign laws", legislation opponents view as unnecessary and driven by anti-Muslim sentiment.
Economists at JP Morgan Chase said: "The guidance framework has not just failed to offer the clarity the monetary policy committee was seeking, but has, in our view, created unnecessary confusion and volatility in rate expectations".
A second settlement freeze was viewed as unnecessary and politically painful to achieve.
Attendance by the other directors was viewed as unnecessary because they had never been asked a question by a shareholder, Mr. Ponczak said.
No one in our families has out right mentioned the burden of a wedding in Baltimore, yet we find clues in what they say and write that make it seem that this "destination wedding" is viewed as unnecessary and selfish.
