You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes defend hypocritical indefensible
My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background. Diane Abbott backgroundcanecut Change image and share on social
My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain. Diane Abbott areabritaincity share on social
I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't. Diane Abbott marriagewantwork Change image and share on social
Defending a free and open global Internet requires a broad-based global movement with the stamina to engage in endless - and often highly technical - national and international policy battles. Rebecca MacKinnon basebattlebroad Change image and share on social
God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide. Rebecca West banbookforbid Change image and share on social
Puritanical attempts to cure society by taking toys away from children are hypocritical and futile. Brian Sutton-Smith attemptchildcure Change image and share on social