Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living.

You can hardly say boo to a goose in the House of Commons now without cries of "Ungentlemanly," "Not fair" and all the rest.

A successful current affairs television show seems to be more and more a cross between a music hall turn and a scene in a torture chamber.

It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.

Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but incapable of growth.

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

If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly not get it from their politicians.