You can hardly say boo to a goose in the House of Commons now without cries of "Ungentlemanly," "Not fair" and all the rest.

If you're going to boo, then boo. Don't be fair-weather fans. I'd rather not be applauded anymore.

The House of Commons is the longest running farce in the West End.

He is forever poised between a cliche and an indiscretion.

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.

You will find the Americans much like the Greeks found the Romans: great, big, vulgar, bustling people more vigorous than we are and also more idle, with more unspoiled virtues but also more corrupt