One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it. – Ferdinand Mount
For all its terrible faults, in one sense America is still the last, best hope of mankind, because it spells out so vividly the kind of happiness that most people actually want, regardless of what they are told they ought to want. – Ferdinand Mount
According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with Iraq that he failed to take action against Osama Bin Laden despite repeated warnings from his intelligence experts. – Ferdinand Mount
We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity. – Ferdinand Mount
The new freedom of expression brought by the Internet goes far beyond politics. People relate to each other in new ways, posing questions about how we should respond to people when all that we know about them is what we have learned through a medium that permits all kinds of anonymity and deception. – Peter Singer
All the rappers my age are getting Audemars and Rolexes. I want to find my own thing. Thats why I travel the world – for me, thats my B-side, why we go places. I have a Hublot on from time to time but I want a home base watch – something thats elegant but has got a little pizzazz to it. – Wale