How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics in the twentieth century.

I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one.

Virtue is its own punishment.

Advertising is 'an evil service'.

The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with faith to fight for it

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.

Stand not too near the rich man lest he destroy thee - and not too far away lest he forget thee.