I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled.

Actually, I vote Labour, but my butler's a Tory.

As a military man who has given half a century of active service I say in all sincerity that the nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions they have generated. There are powerful voices around the world who still give credence to the old Roman precept - if you desire peace, prepare for war. This is absolute nuclear nonsense.

I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled.

It is a curious thing, but I have been right in everything I have done and said in my life.

Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could.

If you've got it, wear it.