If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have read more

If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my read more

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

The Duty of an Opposition is to oppose.

The Duty of an Opposition is to oppose.

Any 20 year-old who isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart, and any 40 year-old who isn't a conservative doesn't read more

Any 20 year-old who isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart, and any 40 year-old who isn't a conservative doesn't have a brain.

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.

One of the greatest Romans, when asked where were his politics,
replied, "Imperium et libertas." That would not make read more

One of the greatest Romans, when asked where were his politics,
replied, "Imperium et libertas." That would not make a bad
programme for a British Ministry.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.