No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well.
The government has no money of its own. It’s all your money.
The first step in calculating which way to go is to find out where you are.
No Western nation has to build a wall round itself to keep its people in.
I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.
Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.
It is not the business of politicians to please everyone.
A quick cure is a quack cure.
A man may climb Everest for himself, but at the summit he plants his country’s flag.
We intend freedom and justice to conquer. Yes, we do have a creed and we wish others to share it. But it is not part of our policy to impose our beliefs by force or threat of force.
Life’s greatest reward is life itself.
The habit of ubiquitous interventionism, combining pinprick strikes by precision weapons with pious invocations of high principle, would lead us into endless difficulties. Interventions must be limited in number and overwhelming in their impact.
Israel must never be expected to jeopardize her security: if she was ever foolish enough to do so, and then suffered for it, the backlash against both honest brokers and Palestinians would be immense – ‘land for peace’ must also bring peace.
I am an undiluted admirer of American values and the American dream and I believe they will continue to inspire not just the people of the United States but millions across the face of the globe.
America, my friends, is the only country in the world actually founded on liberty – the only one. People went to America to be free.
I am an ally of the United States. We believe the same things, we believe passionately in the same battle of ideas, we will defend them to the hilt. Never try to separate me from them.
Object to merit and distinction, and you’re setting your face against quality, independence, originality, genius against all the richness and variety of life. When you hold back the successful, you penalize those who need help.
Good Conservatives always pay their bills. And on time. Not like the Socialists who run up other people’s bills.
The spirit of envy can destroy; it can never build.
We had to fight the enemy without in the Falklands. We always have to be aware of the enemy within, which is much more difficult to fight and more dangerous to liberty.