I hope I stand for antibigotry, anti-Semitism, antiracism. This is what drives me.

We can realise a lasting peace and transform the East-West relationship to one of enduring co-operation.

I'm conservative, but I'm not a nut about it.

I think the 24-hour news cycle has helped exaggerate the differences between the parties. You can always find someone on TV somewhere carping about something. That didn't happen 20 years ago.

A new breeze is blowing, and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on. There is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken. There are times when the future seems thick as a fog; you sit and wait, hoping the mists will lift and reveal the right path. But this is a time when the future seems a door you can walk right through into a room called tomorrow.

I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.

But let me tell you, this gender thing is history. You're looking at a guy who sat down with Margaret Thatcher across the table and talked about serious issues.