Karl Marx himself preferred a glass of claret to the mug of tea affected by some of his recent converts.

First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging!

Unless you understand the history of a situation, you can't ever hope to solve problems.

I've always criticised American policy when I've disagreed with it. Just as I've criticised British policy. I was violently anti-Suez and pro-American in 1956, just as I was violently anti-Soviet on the invasion of Hungary which took place at the same time.

Nothing is more dangerous that the politician who uses politics as a surrogate for an unsatisfactory personal life.

Trying to create a sense of common interest does involve getting people actually to work together on common problems. It can't be created by law, that's why I disagree with the liberal approach becuase it's essentially a lawyer's approach.

We cannot hope to achieve full employment and sustain it until we have mastered inflation.