How thin is the crust of order over the fires of human appetite and the lust for naked power.

Freedom is not synonymous with an easy life. ... There are many difficult things about freedom: It does not give you safety, it creates moral dilemmas for you; it requires self-discipline; it imposes great responsibilities; but such is the nature of Man and in such consists his glory and salvation.

I owe a great deal to the church for everything in which I believe. I am very glad that I was brought up strictly. I was a very serious child. There was not a lot of fun and sparkle in my life.

I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.

I believe we should continue to have a partnership of national states each retaining the right to protect its vital interests, but developing more effectively than at present the habit of working together.

The acid test of politics is not what you say at the hustings, but what you actually do in government.

Many of our troubles are due to the fact that our people turn to politicians for everything.