But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich.

But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich.

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

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.

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

There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of the origins of the First World War.

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.