"If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of ir…"

"I have a reputation for being obstinate. I don't think I am. I think I'm very firm."

"The purpose of politics is to serve the people."

"I am not anti-European. I am anti-federalist."

"There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families."