Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
Clement Attlee
The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days.
Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.
I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.
One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was the 19th century, and a large slice, of course, of the 20th century; and another, curious layer which may possibly have been the 21st.
The last of our enemies is laid low.
