the old axiom that 'all power corrupts' has doubtful validity, because it derives from our neglect of Plato's advice to find men carefully and train them by methods which make them fit for heroes.

Together in Britain we have lit a flame that the ages shall not extinguish. Guard that sacred flame my brother Blackshirts until it illuminates Britain and lights again the Paths of Mankind.

There are periods in history when change is necessary, and other periods when it is better to keep everything for the time as it is. The art of life is to be in the rhythm of your age.

Ideas in a void have never appealed to me; action must follow thought or political life is meaningless.

A prophet or an achiever must never mind an occasional absurdity, it is an occupational risk.

I am not, and never have been, a man of the right. My position was on the left and is now in the centre of politics.

Can't' will be the epitaph of the British Empire - unless we wake up in time.

Great men of action... never mind on occasion being ridiculous; in a sense it is part of their job, and at times they all are.

We have lost the good old British spirit. Instead we have American journalism and black-shirted buffoons making a cheap imitation of ice-cream sellers.

For a country to have a great writer is to have another government.

It's like real life: We don't get a preview of what's coming up, thank God, and we don't build our own character from what we're going to be informed with in the future.

I worry about anthropomorphism as a form of self-deception. (The Christian religion is an anthropomorphic account of the universe.)

No religion has ever been greater than its idea of God.

The purpose of the Jewish state is to secure the Jewish future. That is why Israel must always have the ability to defend itself, against any threat.

Nothing you believe is true. To know this is freedom.

There seems to be a hypnotic quality to ambition and speed, so that you feel that you are standing still just because you want to go so fast. You might actually be getting close to your goal.

You're going to break my heart, aren't you?

Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal.

Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's the smart thing to do.