Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

I am pleased to see from the laughter on the Ministerial benches that there is no implication on their part to take Sir Oswald Mosley too seriously. It can easily be seen to-day that this idea of a dictator is gradually falling down.

Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.

I believe that the foundation of democratic liberty is a willingness to believe that other people may perhaps be wiser than oneself.

Why does Mosley always speak as though he were a feudal landlord abusing tenants who are in arrears with their rent ?

The real test of one's belief in the doctrine of Habeas Corpus is not when one demands its application on behalf of one's friends but of one's enemies.

When we are returned to power we want to put in the statute book an act which will make our people citizens of the world before they are citizens of this country.