[On Ronald Reagan:] Poor dear, there's nothing between his ears.

What Britain needs is an iron lady.

It is one of the great weaknesses of reasonable men and women that they imagine that projects which fly in the face of commonsense are not serious or being seriously undertaken.

There are always dangers about. Therefore you must always keep your defences strong.

Europe will never be like America. Europe is a product of history. America is a product of philosophy.

I am much nearer to creating one nation than Labour will ever be. Socialism is two nations. The privileged rulers, and everyone else. And it always gets to that. What I am desperately trying to do is create one nation with everyone being a man of property, or having the opportunity to be a man of property.

The spirit of envy can destroy; it can never build.