(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.

The only quality needed for an MP is the ability to write a good letter.

I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.

After long experience of politics, I have never found that there is any inhibition caused by ignorance as regards criticism.

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

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 are three bodies no sensible man directly challenges: the Roman Catholic Church, the Brigade of Guards and the National Union of Mineworkers