We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes.

If life was what you made of it, then it could not be made for you.

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.

In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.

Something is happening to Britain and the British. Or has happened. We are said to be passing through a transition, or a turning point, or a transformation; nobody is quite sure which.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.