politics Quotes

Bishops sit in the House of Lords automatically.

If Bush and Blair are eventually put on trial for war crimes, I shall not be among those pressing for them to be hanged.

I think my love of truth and honesty forces me to notice that the liberal intelligentsia of Western countries is betraying itself where Islam is concerned.

As a liberal, I would hesitate to propose a blanket ban on any style of dress because of the implications for individual liberty and freedom of choice.

Religious organisations have an automatic tax-free charitable status.

If you think about it, 534 members of the U.S. Congress cannot all be religious. That's just statistical nonsense. Many of them are quite well-educated.

I guess the Democrats have to pretend to be more pious than the Republicans because they are under suspicion of not being.

To put it bluntly, American political opportunities are heavily loaded against those who are simultaneously intelligent and honest.

The state of Israel seems to owe its very existence to the American Jewish vote, while at the same time consigning the non-religious to political oblivion.

I do feel visceral revulsion at the burka because for me it is a symbol of the oppression of women.