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Yes, people need food and education. But one of the cornerstones of any society is a well-functioning legal system.
I think anyone doing an interview is to some extent on show. And therefore, we always want to put on our best face.
We have to call out terrorism for what it is, and I have always done that, and the Labour Party has always done that.
The fear of death is the fear of the end of an illusion; so long as the illusion persists so long will the fear remain.
Theresa May's decision to call an unnecessary general election after Article 50 was triggered was deeply irresponsible.
Rumpole, you must move with the times." "If I don't like the way the times are moving, I shall refuse to accompany them.
In my view, airstrikes without an effective ground force are unlikely to make any meaningful contribution to defeating Isis.
His [Donald Trump ]comments are shocking, offensive and disturbing but I don't believe it merits a ban at this point in time.
If you lose your job because there has been an influx of labour from another country, that is a legitimate cause for concern.
I'm an incurable optimist, and I'm a great believer in never looking back. Life is too short, and new challenges are exciting.
I had inherited what my father called the art of the advocate, or the irritating habit of looking for the flaw in any argument.
When I was the director of public prosecutions between 2008 and 2013, I had staff working at the Eurojust HQ in The Hague 24/7.
For many women, becoming a widow does not just mean the heartache of losing a husband, but often losing everything else as well.
The final Brexit deal must ensure there is no diminution in Britain's national security or ability to tackle cross-border crime.
When I was 14, I told all the girls in my class that I wanted to be the first woman prime minister. Someone else beat me to that!
Murderers have usually killed the one person in the world that was bugging them and they're usually quite peaceful and agreeable.
There is very, very little chance of bespoke transitional arrangements being negotiated at the same time as the rest of Article 50.
I am not a pacifist and I would back a lawful, coherent and compelling case for the use of military force by the U.K. against Isis.
My background is not typical of a lawyer or a DPP. My dad was a toolmaker before he retired, so he worked in a factory all his life.
I strongly support not just citizenship classes but also teaching children how the law works and the many ways it affects their lives.
The vanity of loving fine clothes and new fashion, and placing value on ourselves by them is one of the most childish pieces of folly.
Cancer is a disease where the patient can contribute a great deal of help himself if he or she can retain their morale and their hopes.
One thing my father said was that if you find yourself in a country where you have to carry papers, you know it has a lousy government.
The nature of search engines is that they can make a major issue out of something small that no person would otherwise be able to find.
I think I'm one of life's copers. And picking myself up and dusting myself off and starting all over again is one of my mottoes, actually.
Torture produces unreliable evidence and therefore doesn't achieve and protect anybody. Torture corrupts those who are doing the torturing.
The worst fault of the working classes is telling their children they're not going to succeed, saying: There is life, but it's not for you.
I don't believe in children's books. I think after you've read Kidnapped, Treasure Island, and Huckleberry Finn, you're ready for anything.
I don't know anybody who thinks they have it all... I count myself extremely lucky to have a fantastic family and the career I always wanted.
I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth foregoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
As we exit the E.U., there must be a new approach to immigration that has the consent of the British people and is managed in their interests.
My father, to whom I owe so much, never told me the difference between right and wrong; now I think that's why I remain so greatly in his debt.
It's barrister behaviour to say what you think will appeal to the person you're talking to, whoever it happens to be, whether it's true or not.
I suppose true sexual equality will come when a general called Anthea is found having an unwise lunch with a young, unreliable model from Spain.
In the absence of a written constitution, we still rely far too heavily in the U.K. on unwritten and unenforceable 'constitutional conventions.'
...it seems to us that the readers who want fiction to be like life are considerably outnumbered by those who would like life to be like fiction.
I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.
I believe Britain's response to Brexit must be based on core progressive values: internationalism, cooperation, social justice and the rule of law.
For the keynote of the law of Karma is equilibrium, and nature is always working to restore that equilibrium whenever through man's acts it is disturbed.
In my view, the military action taken in Iraq in 2003 was not lawful under international law because there was no U.N. resolution expressly authorising it.
It will be increasingly difficult to keep Scotland as a part of the U.K. I hope that doesn't happen, but everyone knows David Cameron has put that at risk.
The hardest thing is to write a play, because you have to hold their attention for two hours, and if you let them go for five minutes, they're gone for good.
Any talk of no deal is completely unacceptable. No deal means we can't reach any agreement about the border in Ireland and that is not a place we want to be.
The aging process is not gradual or gentle. It rushes up, pushes you over, and runs off laughing. No one should grow old who isn't ready to appear ridiculous.
I have heard that it was the perfection of the administration of criminal justice to take care that the punishment should come to few and the example to many.
If we're going to truly solve the problems of the world, we've got to share our information whenever we can and strategically include one another in or efforts.
Britain needs a good Brexit deal to safeguard jobs, security and trade and to build a new partnership with the E.U. Achieving this will be fiendishly difficult.
As a Catholic, I am proud of the social mission of the church and its concerns for the poor and dispossessed, but I still personally would support women priests.
I campaigned to stay in the E.U. I voted to stay in the E.U. and I was very disappointed by the outcome. And if there was another vote I would vote to remain in.