Britain's most useful role is somewhere between bee and dinosaur.

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.

We believe that unless we give opportunity to the strong and able, we shall never have the means to provide real protection for the weak and the old.

There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.

I will not be able to carry the physical burden of leading the Party at the next general election. I hope it will soon be possible for the customary processes of consultation to be carried on within the Party about its future leadership.

I have never found criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.

We do not intend to part from the Americans and we do not intend to be satellites. I am sure they do not want us to be so. The stronger we are, the better partners we shall be; and I feel certain that as the months pass we shall draw continually closer together with mutual confidence and respect.