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.

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.

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

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.

History provides no precise guidelines.