I have planted over 6,000 trees at home in Scotland, some of them oak. I'd like my children to be able to watch them grow. Rory Stewart 000childgrow Change image and share on social
I like connecting to places by foot, and I'm interested in experiencing how somewhere like Crieff connects to somewhere like London. Rory Stewart connectcrieffexperience Change image and share on social
The Taliban, broadly speaking, are Afghans - farmers, subsistence farmers. As I say, most of those people can't find the United States on the map. Al Qaeda, traditionally, are much more educated, middle-class people, often from Egypt, from Saudi Arabia, North Africa. Rory Stewart afghanafricaarabia share on social
If we say the purpose of life is our children, that's neither a purpose nor a meaning. But I'm sure I will be as besotted as everybody else when I have them. Rory Stewart besotchildlife Change image and share on social
The world isn't one way or another. Things can be changed very, very rapidly by someone with sufficient confidence, sufficient knowledge and sufficient authority. Rory Stewart authoritychangeconfidence 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
I am from Scotland, and I am Christian, not Muslim. Rory Stewart christianmuslimscotland Change image and share on social
I'm not good at explaining why I walked across Afghanistan. Rory Stewart afghanistanexplaingood 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
September 11th has produced only miniature heroes because our culture has freed itself from many of the old, dangerous, elitist fantasies of heroism... But in so doing, we have not only tamed and diminished heroes. We have risked taming and diminishing ourselves. Rory Stewart 11thculturedangerous share on social
