Roy Hattersley

Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance.

In my opinion, any man who can afford to buy a newspaper should not be allowed to own one.

In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.

The proposition that Muslims are welcome in Britain if, and only if, they stop behaving like Muslims is a doctrine which is incompatible with the principles that guide a free society.

Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.