Douglas Hurd

The first two Prime Ministers whom I served, Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher drew strikingly different lessons from the Second World War.

Wisely used history can give pleasure and provide us with a useful tool; but we should not become its slaves.

But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war.

I wrote in the 'War of Art' that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.