The importance of a high moral code, which is at the foundation of the Scout movement, cannot be stressed too highly.

It is always impossible until it is done.

Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.

Poverty is not natural; it is man-made

Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation

We need a fundamental change of mindset with regards to the way we speak and behave about sex and sexuality. Boys and men have a particularly critical role in this regard, changing the chauvinist and demeaning ways sexuality and women were traditionally dealt with in both our actions and speaking.

The truth is we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free.