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

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

As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.

We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.

A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.

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.

It is, of course, a trite observation to say that we live "in a period of transition." Many people have said this at many times. Adam may well have made the remark to Eve on leaving the Garden of Eden.