I think to understand how the democratic process works is the most important thing, so people don't get frightened by it, and get put off, and give up.

The New York Times said, "There are two superpowers in the world: the United States and the world peace movement."

My alternative to American superpower is the UN and I might add when China becomes the worlds greatest superpower you will need it too.

America is now the dominant force and the only countervailing force is Europe.

It is tempting to deny, but if you deny you confirm what you won't deny.

There is no connection between imperialism and democracy. I mean when we ran an Empire which we did when I was born, there was no democracy anywhere.

Experience is the only real teacher and if you keep a diary you get three bites at educating yourself - when it happens, when you write it down, and when you reread it and realise you were wrong. Making mistakes is part of life. The only things I would feel ashamed of would be if I had said things I hadn't believed in order to get on. Some politicians do do that.