I've made every mistake - but mistakes are how you learn.

The one thing that is absolutely essential is that there shouldn't be any governmental control [of the media] directly or indirectly.

Remember, imperialism is always presented as humanitarian: the white man's burden, the cross going round the world, the poor benighted natives, the sun never sets. . . So you have to be very careful about humanitarianism.

An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern.

Making mistakes is how you learn.

The crisis that we inherit when we come to power will be the occasion for fundamental change and not the excuse for postponing it

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.