I take notice of those who have argued consistently for the modernisation of the E.U., but so many of the skeptics in Britain are just hostile to the whole European idea.

The enemy of idealism is zealotry.

American nuclear weapons would almost certainly start being removed from Britain within 12 months of a Labour government gaining power.

Do something that makes a difference - because, by God, there's a lot to make you angry.

Compassion is not a sloppy sentimental feeling for people who are underprivileged or sick... it is an absolutely practical belief that regardless of a person's background, ability or ability to pay, he should be provided with the best that society has to offer.

Resentment is an extremely bitter diet, I have no desire to make my own toxins.

That sort of fundamentalism which treats possession of private property not as a desirable economic and personal asset but as a condition of liberty is a form of primitive religion.