The Holocaust survivors are among the most inspiring people I have had the privilege to meet.

I think our people in Britain have a normative expectation of ethical conduct.

The greatest single antidote to violence is conversation.

The emphasis has been on rights, not responsibilities. When it comes to piecing together the fragments of broken lives, we have tended to place the entire burden on the state and its agencies.

The evidence shows that religious people - defined by regular attendance at a place of worship - actually do make better neighbours.

It is through exchange that difference becomes a blessing, not a curse.

We have lots of heroes today - sportsmen, supermodels, media personalities. They come, they have their 15 minutes of fame, and they go. But the influence of good teachers stays with us. They are the people who really shape our lives.