Politician

As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.

I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.

It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.

(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.

It's no use crying over spilt summits.

I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.

I was a sort of son to Ike, and it was the other way round with Kennedy.

We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.

It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.

There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.