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.

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

We must admit that history is enjoyable to a large extent because it enables us to pass judgment on the past.

History provides no precise guidelines.

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

Some people find it difficult to argue with a woman Prime Minister and shrivel up.

Diplomacy is unfashionable in the world of knee-jerk reaction and the dogmatic sound bite on television.