America, my friends, is the only country in the world actually founded on liberty - the only one. People went to America to be free.

If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.

We do not believe that if you cut back what government does you diminish its authority. On the contrary, a government that did less, and therefore did better, would strengthen its authority.

When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment, it's exciting to have a real crisis on your hands.

First you win the argument, then you win the vote.

Major international interventions are doomed unless the US is directly or indirectly involved. But if American politicians, officials and servicemen are to be put at risk of arrest and prosecution, the United States will be most reluctant to act in order to curb aggression or prevent genocide. So the effect of the court may well be to diminish, not increase, the numbers of (in the words of the UN Secretary General) 'innocents of distant wars and conflicts'.

I think Essex Man will vote for a Conservative Government.