Of all the public services, education is the one Im most interested in. You get a more dynamic economy, you deal with most social problems, and its morally right. – George Osborne
I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. – George Osborne
I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment. – George Osborne
A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. – George Osborne
I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and its better than college. People should educate themselves – you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and Id written a thousand stories. – Ray Bradbury
History fades into fable; fact becomes clouded with doubt and controversy; the inscription molders from the tablet: the statue falls from the pedestal. Columns, arches, pyramids, what are they but heaps of sand; and their epitaphs, but characters written in the dust? – Washington Irving, The Sketch Book: Westminster Abbey