“The committee accepts that, as the government response suggests, U.K. ...” — Crispin Blunt Quote

“The committee accepts that, as the government response suggests, U.K. policy in Libya was initially driven by a desire to protect civilians. However, we do not accept that it understood the implications of this, which included collapse of the state, failure of stabilization and the facilitation of Islamist extremism in Libya.”

“For all those who seek to maintain the rules-based international order, Russia presents a challenge.”

“We simply do not have time as we move from one meeting to the next to have hours to peruse leisure websites of whatever type. There are days when I do not have time to switch my desktop computer on, and computer access is by mobile devices on the run between competing engagements.”

“What we've seen in government for so often is that people have been shady - about their roles, hiding things, not releasing things.”

“I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read 'Democracy in America' by Alexis de Tocqueville. There can never be a better book than that one on the strengths and vulnerabilities inherent in our form of government.”

“You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President.”