De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolutionary of history.

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.

Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies history has no place for them.

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

Whether a woman's running for office or she's supporting her husband who's running for office and she gets criticised for wearing open-toed shoes or for the colour of her coat, there's just a lot of history that you bear if you are a woman who puts herself out in the political arena.