British society has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism.

From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.

Actually, I don't even like parties. I would much prefer a room with four friends who sit around and have dinner. I detest nightclubs. And I don't like places where the noise is so loud you can't talk to people.

We are described into corners, and then we must describe ourselves out of corners.

I used to write a monthly column for the 'New York Times' syndicate. But I stopped because I found it really hard to have one extreme opinion a month. I don't know how these columnists have two or three ideas a week; I was having difficulty having 12 things to say a year.