No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent.

Europe is... a monument to the vanity of individuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure.

Wars are not caused by the buildup of weapons. They are caused when an aggressor believes he can achieve his objectives at an acceptable price.

The mission of this government is much more than the promotion of economic progress. It is to renew the spirit and solidarity of the nation.

Do you think you would ever have heard of Christianity if the Apostles had gone out and said, ‘I believe in consensus?’

We intend freedom and justice to conquer. Yes, we do have a creed and we wish others to share it. But it is not part of our policy to impose our beliefs by force or threat of force.

I do believe that political arrangements which are based upon violence, intimidation and theft will eventually break down - and will deserve to do so.