Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an immediate and formidable increase of economic strength to a Germany which was already the strongest economic partner in Europe.

People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance.

History provides no precise guidelines.

Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their actions that these were justified by the accepted values of that time.

No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.

Ten Downing Street is a house, not an office. That is its most important characteristic.

We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour.