Dublin was turning into Disneyland with super-pubs, a Purgatory open till five in the morning.
Cobden was the greatest statesman and prophet of the century. His speeches are an inspiration. A man whose disciple I am willing to confess I am.
A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.
For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap.
Peace will come to earth when the people have more to do with each other and governments less.
Wars have ever been but another aristocratic mode of plundering and oppressing commerce.
I took the repeal of the Corn Laws as light amusement compared with the difficult task of inducing the priests of all denominations to agree to suffer the people to be educated.
Men may have wars, but women have their period. Men go off and kill each other, but women say nasty things, which is even better.
I would guess that about 75% of my stories are like that - personal experiences that I probably over-milk.
The danger with playing a part that defines you is that it swallows up everything else.
I was not a tribalist when I had a long-standing and intimate relationship with Miss Bianca Onoh, an Igbo lady.