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

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.

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.

Mourn with those are sorrowful.

Significant new peer-reviewed research has cast even more doubt on the hypothesis of dangerous human-caused global warming.

All Americans born between 1890 and 1945 wanted to be movie stars.

If a man isn't a certain age, he just isn't interesting.

I'm a level 5 vegan, I don't eat anything that casts a shadow.

I wonder…,” she said, “if there was such a thing as time machines, would anyone ever use them to go to the future?

Pike put down the cat. He slid from Pike's arms like molasses and puddled at his feet.

It was amazing how instantaneously the choking fear vanished, amazing how suddenly the feeling of security washed over me - even before I was off the street - as soon as I heard his voice.

It is essential that we provide the best possible care for our wounded and disabled veterans.