“Well, there’s a lot to react against! [in response to the accusation that she was a reactionary]”

“well it used to be about trying to do something, now it is about trying to be someone”

“In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society but for society to give to them, when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.”

“No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.”

“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.”

“Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan”

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”