The idea that historians aren’t affected by what goes on around them I think is slightly fanciful. Kwasi Kwarteng Read Quote
I think interventions tend to be wrong. That doesn’t mean to say that every intervention has been a disaster, but it does mean that generally they tend to screw up. Kwasi Kwarteng Read Quote
Aspiration, opportunity, and a stake in society are things which combine education, decent healthcare and the fruits of a capitalist system where individuals contribute to society, while also pursuing their natural inclination to improve their lot in life. Kwasi Kwarteng Read Quote
One good outcome of elections is that fresh talent comes into the House of Commons. Kwasi Kwarteng Read Quote
I’ve always thought my main concern is to alleviate the burdens on people, who were earning less money, perhaps than £80,000. Kwasi Kwarteng Read Quote
Using food as a way of understanding empire is highly effective. Food knows no barriers of race, gender or even time. Kwasi Kwarteng Read Quote
The British in South Africa always portrayed themselves as more enlightened and tolerant than the ‘narrow-minded’, ‘intolerant’ Boers. Kwasi Kwarteng Read Quote
Mrs Thatcher not only made history by becoming Britain’s first female prime minister, she was the first woman to hold any comparable position in the western world. Kwasi Kwarteng Read Quote
Mansa Musa never spoke in public, and whispered everything to an interpreter; he was also never allowed to be seen eating a meal. Kwasi Kwarteng Read Quote
