The Disagreeable Reality For Those Who Believe

There Are All Kinds Of Different Forms Of Public Service, But There's No Form Of Public Service That Can Make More Difference For More People Than Partisan Political Activity.

Public Service Does Not Necessarily Mean Service In The House Of Commons, And Public Service Is Not Synonymous With Partisan Political Activity. It Comes In A Thousand Colours, But The Common Denominator Is: It's Not About Me - It's About We.

It's Good For People To Believe In Causes Larger Than Themselves.

I'm Very Struck By What You Can Do In A Classroom. I've Got 200 Students. You Don't Do Partisan Politics In A Classroom, That's Not Appropriate. But You Want To Give Them A Strong Sense That These Are The Issues That Matter.

You Can't Get Back To Power By Defining Your Project In Negative Terms. But It Helps To Have Somebody In Office Who Represents The Opposite Of What You Believe.