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

I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have come to mean much the same thing.

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.

Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.

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

America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.