We are part of the community of Europe and we must do our duty as such.

If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to prevent it, it is our duty to try to prevent it and to damn the consequences.

One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you never know what it means.

If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.

English policy is to float lazily downstream, occasionally putting out a diplomatic boathook to avoid collisions.

I rank myself no higher in the scheme of things than a policeman - whose utility would disappear if there were no criminals.