I've got four lovely children, ten lovely grandchildren, and I left parliament to devote more time to politics, and I think that what is really going on in Britain is a growing sense of alienation. People don't feel anyone listens to them.

Making mistakes is how you learn.

If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.

Democracy is not just voting every 5 years and watching 'Big Brother' in between and wondering why nothing happens. Democracy is what we do and say where we live and work

Through talk, we tamed kings, restrained tyrants, averted revolution

I think there are two ways in which people are controlled - first of all frighten people and secondly demoralize them.

The people who have sacrificed their view in order to get to the top have very often left no footprints in the sands of time.