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.

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.

Well, it all began with Democracy. Before we had the vote all the power was in the hands of rich people. If you had money you could get health care, education, look after yourself when you were old, and what democracy did was to give the poor the vote and it moved power from the marketplace to the polling station, from the wallet...to the ballot.

I do not share the general view that market forces are the basis of personal liberty.

There is no moral difference between a stealth bomber and a suicide bomber. Both kill innocent people for political reasons.

When I saw how the European Union was developing, it was very obvious what they had in mind was not democratic. In Britain, you vote for a government so the government has to listen to you, and if you don't like it you can change it.

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