A common language is the most obvious binding element in any society.

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

So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to take reasonable account.

A common language is the most obvious binding element in any society.

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

I believe abortion should be available to everyone, but the law should be changed. In the past I voted for a restriction to 22 weeks, and I would be prepared to go down to 20.

We cannot possibly take them all into this country [asylum seekers] - it is a completely unrealistic expectation.