Quotes by Roy Hattersley

• Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance.
• The proposition that Muslims are welcome in Britain if, and only if, they stop behaving like Muslims is a doctrine which is incompatible with the principles that guide a free society.
• Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.
• In my opinion, any man who can afford to buy a newspaper should not be allowed to own one.
• In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.