People often of masterful intelligence, trained usually in law or economics or perhaps in political science, who have led their governments into disastrous decisions and miscalculations because they have no awareness whatever of the historical background, the cultural universe, of… — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
We cannot possibly take them all into this country [asylum seekers] - it is a completely unrealistic expectation. — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
There is only one opinion poll that I am interested in and that is the one that will take place on election day. — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
What is Parliament for if it is not to be a means to make ministers accountable for the services for which they are responsible. — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
A common language is the most obvious binding element in any society. — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
I believe abortion should be available to everyone, but the law should be changed. In the past I voted for a restriction to 22… — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
We're not saying, 'We're politicians, trust us.' We know you don't trust us. — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
I will never stand again for the leadership of the Conservative Party. — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
I am happy to debate the past with the Prime Minister... I have a big dossier on his past, and I did not even… — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
People often of masterful intelligence, trained usually in law or economics or perhaps in political science, who have led their governments into disastrous decisions… — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to take reasonable… — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
The true use of history, whether civil or military, is not to make man clever for the next time, it is to make him… — Michael Howard Copy Share Image