It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.

No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.

In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedicated to letting people choose what they want and giving them a chance to get it.

We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes.

All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by far the most effective way of making young men law-abiding and giving them a sense of purpose and self-worth.

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.

Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no way connected with the indispensability of the existence of the family.

We mustn't let next week rob us of this week's joy.

The lower your decolletage, the less the need for conversation.

Where ignorance prevails, there an opportunity exists but the possessor of ignorance shall always be ignorant of opportunities

My mom's a Catholic, and my dad's a Jew, and they didn't want anything to do with anything.

If you are terribly truthful, the ground will always move from under you, and you will have to shift with the constantly shifting truth.

They say that the truth will set you free But then again, so will a lie... It depends if you're trying to get to the promised land Or if you're just trying to get by.

Let's face it, the U.S. government is woefully, woefully behind in all of its policies that affect the use of technology.

There, standing at the piano, was the original good time who had been had by all.

There's something about rushing water that I can watch for hours and feel as if I need to do nothing more. It's alive in a way that's greater than any description of it.

As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free.