The true use of history, whether civil or military, is not to make man clever for the next time, it is to make him wise forever.

The important thing when you are going to do something brave is to have someone on hand to witness it.

Tony Blair is already secretly grinning at the prospect of his third victory. You don't have to settle for that.

Let us be clear. Prison works. It ensures that we are protected from murderers, muggers and rapists, and it makes many who are tempted to commit crime think twice.

History is what we read, write and think about the past.

We must rediscover the habit of thinking the best of each other

I will never stand again for the leadership of the Conservative Party.