When you're doing mountain rescue, you don't take a doctorate in mountain rescue; you look for somebody who knows the terrain. It's about context. Rory Stewart contextdoctoratemountain Change image and share on social
I think one of the odd things about public life, coming from the outside, is that people seem to be paranoid. Maybe they were quite frank initially, but then they did one thing which went wrong. Rory Stewart comefrankinitially Change image and share on social
Nostalgia for dead tyrants and the longing for heroes are unhealthy, and they can result in the deification of a Saddam as easily as a Havel or Mandela. Rory Stewart deaddeificationeasily Change image and share on social
If things are going wrong in a country, it's not usually that we don't have enough foreigners. It's usually that we have too many. Rory Stewart countryforeignerthing Change image and share on social
The politicians think the journalists have power, the journalists think bankers have power, bankers think lawyers have power. The truth is, nobody has power. Rory Stewart bankerjournalistlawyer Change image and share on social
The thing that interests me most about Scotland is how we differ from our neighbours. How do our ambitions differ? What kind of society are we? What can we learn from the mistakes of the past, and how do we position ourselves in the world? Rory Stewart ambitiondifferinterest share on social
Being a backbench MP is a bit of an anti-climax for a superhero. Rory Stewart antibackbenchbite Change image and share on social
Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality and an idea of liberty. It reflects an idea of dignity, the dignity of the individual, the idea that each individual should have an equal vote, an equal say, in the formation of their government. Rory Stewart democracydignityequal share on social
Democracy is not simply a question of structures. It is a state of mind. It is an activity. And part of that activity is honesty. Rory Stewart activitydemocracyhonesty Change image and share on social
I don't know much about Britain. I've been working overseas for most of my adult life. So I'd like to see what sort of problems there really are here. It's a question of asking, 'Where are we going, how purposeful are we?' And see if there's anything that can be done to find possibilities for change. Rory Stewart adultbritainchange share on social