War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

Life is an illusion of the reality which we want or wish

One who has unreliable friends may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility. You soon detect mock humility.

What have I done for you England my England? What is there I would not do England my own?

Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy.

2017 would be a disaster for Obamacare. That's the year it was meant to explode because Obama won't be here.

Civil disobedience presupposes willing obedience of our self-imposed rules, and without it civil disobedience would be a cruel joke.

My mum came from nothing and didn't have many opportunities in her youth, and she blames a lot of her social inadequacies on that.

So much easier to aim for the smallest possible audience, not the largest, to build long-term value among a trusted, delighted tribe, to create work that matters and stands the test of time.

There were grammatical errors even in his silence.