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

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

If Margaret Thatcher had been Prime Minister at the time, there would have been no Treaty of Maastricht.

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

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.

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

It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching.