The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.
“I mean, I'm a conservative. I believe that, you know, if you borrow too much, you just build up debts for your children to pay off. You put pressure on interest rates. You put at risk your economy. That's the case in Britain. We're not a reserve currency, so we need to get on and deal with this issu”