There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.

If Britain becomes a member of the Community, it will be healthier for Britain, advantageous for Europe, and a gain for the whole world. I do not know of many economic or political problems in the world which will be easier to solve if Britain is outside rather than inside the Community.

I am rather in favour of dealing with teenage hooliganism.

Society today is so organised that every individual group has the power to disrupt it. How is their power to be channelled into constructive channels?

I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'.

If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.

There are no instant solutions.