The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

I go for all sharing the privileges of the government, who assist in bearing its burdens. Consequently, I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage, who pay taxes or bear arms (by no means excluding females).

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

A functioning democracy cannot stand when its people do not trust their leaders to uphold the law.

I love politics, but from the sidelines.

I studied politics and economics at Bristol, and people always assumed that I'd go into politics or a non-government organisation when I left. I might well do this later on. I'd love to represent a West Country seat in the House of Commons.

As the Cold War melts into history, our first concern should be the preservation and extension of human rights and democracy.