A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.
“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.”
“I've been campaigning for 17 of the last 24 months. I'm ready to legislate and not campaign.”