We took the name 'Liberal' because we were determined to be a progressive party, willing to make experiments, in no sense reactionary but believing in the individual, his rights, and his enterprise, and rejecting the socialist panacea.

The great vice of democracy is that for a generation we have been busy getting ourselves on to the list of beneficiaries and removing ourselves from the list of contributors, as if somewhere there was somebody else's effort on which we could thrive.

A manager may be tough and practical, squeezing out, while the going is good, the last ounce of profit and dividend . . .

Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.

We took the name 'Liberal' because we were determined to be a progressive party, willing to make experiments, in no sense reactionary but believing in the individual, his rights, and his enterprise, and rejecting the socialist panacea.

I did but see her passing by and yet I love her till I die.

In all my life I have treated the press with marked contempt and remarkable success.