At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity.

Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping.

Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge!

Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders.

Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party.

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.

There's only one growth strategy: work hard.

I'm not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique.

I know people are fickle.

We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.

Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes.

Success is the only possible outcome when one vows to never stop moving forward.

We have examined a number of ethical issues. We have seen that many accepted practices are open to serious objections. What ought we to do about it? This, too, is an ethical issue.

Let wickedness escape as it may at the bar it never fails of doing justice upon itself for every guilty person is his own hangman.

I think Operation Smile is in more than 22 countries, mostly Third World. It just happened that my schedule opened up at the time they were heading to Vietnam.

Greece gave democracy to the rest of the world.

Pity is not enough better than indifference to benefit materially either agent or recipient.

I'm so scared of flying.

If a man just stops to think what he has to praise God for, he will find there is enough to keep him singing praises for a week.

I like to move around. I travel. I've driven across country by myself.

Everyday life became infused with urgency as I tried to speak and act in ways that fit the holy script and glorified God in new contexts.