It is curious that atheists have proved to be so intolerant of those who have a faith.

We have our own system, ... and journalists in our system are not put in prison for embarrassing the government by revealing things the government might not wish to have revealed. The important thing is that our system, under which journalists can write without fear or favor, should continue.

So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.

Those of us who had a perfectly happy childhood should be able to sue for deprivation of literary royalties.

Anyone who supposed that when Margaret Thatcher left Number Ten she was going to take a Trappist vow did not know that formidable politician.

I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.

It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems.