I would not wish to be Prime Minister, dear.

...Conservatives have excellent credentials to speak about human rights. By our efforts, and with precious little help from self-styled liberals, we were largely responsible for securing liberty for a substantial share of the world's population and defending it for most of the rest.

We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.

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

If you have a sense of purpose and a sense of direction, I believe people will follow you. Democracy isn't just about deducing what the people want. Democracy is leading the people as well.

To be free is better than to be unfree – always. Any politician who suggests the opposite should be treated as suspect.

It used to be about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone.