It must be a conviction Government. As Prime Minister I could not waste time having internal arguments.

Naturally, it is with some temerity that the pupil speaks before the master, because you know more about the Common Market than anybody.

The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of everyone else's money.

You want to keep more of the money you earn? I'm afraid that's very selfish. We shall want to tax that away. You want to own shares in your firm? We can't have that. The state has to own your firm. You want to choose where to send your children to school? That's very divisive. You'll send your child where we tell you.

Putting the World to Rights

Political success is a good deal pleasanter than political failure, but it too brings its problems.

When all the objectives of government include the achievement of equality - other than equality before the law - that government poses a threat to liberty.