We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes.

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.

No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.

In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedicated to letting people choose what they want and giving them a chance to get it.

All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by far the most effective way of making young men law-abiding and giving them a sense of purpose and self-worth.

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.

Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no way connected with the indispensability of the existence of the family.

Men have a trick of coming up to what is expected of them good or bad.

Behind the parents stands the school, and behind the teacher the home.

Proactively, and creatively, persist - day in and day out.

There is an equator that runs just under the nose: all that live below the equator are animals; all that live above it are men.

I watched Arsenal in the Champions League the other week playing some of the best football I've ever seen and yet they couldn't have scored in a brothel with two grand in their pockets!

You'd be surprised how little I knew even up to yesterday

As someone who has had cancer, I learned that you don't have to die. Look at me. Because of early detection, I'm fine. I'm cured. I'm well.

If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?

At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.

A home is one of the most important assets that most people will ever buy. Homes are also where memories are made and you want to work with someone you can trust.