Ronald Reagan knew his own mind. He had firm principles - and, I believe, right ones. He expounded them clearly, he acted upon them decisively.

I've learned one thing in politics. You don't take a decision until you have to.

For the Christian there can be no social or political panaceas, no easy escapes from personal responsibility achieved by collectivising guilt or virtue. The true ends of temporal life lie beyond it, and, though the tyrannical State may diminish virtue, the benevolent State cannot procure it.

It must be a conviction Government. As Prime Minister I could not waste time having internal arguments.

What happened in Russia in 1917 wasn't a revolution - it was a coup d'etat.

It is always important in matters of high politics to know what you do not know. Those who think they know, but are mistaken, and act upon their mistakes, are the most dangerous people to have in charge.

That is what capitalism is: a system that brings wealth to the many, not just the few.