One is and is not in the centre of the maelstrom of it all.

Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt.

I believe an international criminal court is very much to be desired.

The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.

I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate.

Nothing is more sterile or lamentable than the man content to live within himself.

It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.