John Gummer just did not have the political clout or credibility to rally the troops. I had appointed him as a sort of nightwatchman, but he seemed to have to sleep on the job.

History has taught us that freedom cannot long survive unless it is based on moral foundations. You can get the economics right, but in addition liberty must be cultivated as a moral quality.

The desire to win is born in most of us. The will to win is a matter of training. The manner of winning is a matter of honour.

Marxists get up early to further their cause. We must get up even earlier to defend our freedom.

I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.

You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.