We're not saying, 'We're politicians, trust us.' We know you don't trust us.

The true use of history, whether civil or military, is not to make man clever for the next time, it is to make him wise forever.

The important thing when you are going to do something brave is to have someone on hand to witness it.

A common language is the most obvious binding element in any society.

What is Parliament for if it is not to be a means to make ministers accountable for the services for which they are responsible.

So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to take reasonable account.

History is what we read, write and think about the past.

Let us be clear. Prison works. It ensures that we are protected from murderers, muggers and rapists, and it makes many who are tempted to commit crime think twice.

I believe abortion should be available to everyone, but the law should be changed. In the past I voted for a restriction to 22 weeks, and I would be prepared to go down to 20.

We must rediscover the habit of thinking the best of each other

There is only one opinion poll that I am interested in and that is the one that will take place on election day.

How could an alphabet—letters that didn't even mean anything by themselves—be impo

A man of few words will rarely be thoughtless in his speech

It seems stupid to have discovered America only to make it into a copy of another country.

Aspire to high standards, expect strong results, offer self praise, and stack your confidence.

If there is any justice in this world, to be a White Sox fan frees a man from any other form of penance.

I have a face like the behind of an elephant.

The man was such an intellectual he was of almost no use.

I've always been very averse to innuendo, especially sexual. I find it cowardly or something.

Any number of depraved units cannot form a great nation.

So government acts as a safeguard of our property.