I want my son to grow up in a place where the people are more powerful than the government and not the other way around.

Do I know I'm right? Judgements aren't the same as facts. Instinct is not science. I'm like any other human being as fallible and as capable of being wrong. I only know what I believe.

We expected, I expected to find actual usable, chemical or biological weapons after we entered Iraq.

Saddam Hussein's regime is despicable, he is developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked. He is a threat to his own people and to the region and, if allowed to develop these weapons, a threat to us also.

It's not a burning ambition for me to make sure that David Beckham earns less money.

I do not want to end up with an American style of politics, with us going out there beating our chest about our faith. Politics and religion - it is not that they do not have a lot in common, but if [religion] ends up being used in the political process, I think that is a bit unhealthy.

Now, again, what the center ground has got to do is to respond to people's genuine concerns and fears.