An Englishman's Castle

IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERY POLITICIAN
TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY REMOVING THE OBSTACLES
IN THE WAY OF THESE AMBITIONS.

PEOPLE ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE HAPPY
WHEN THEY ARE MASTERS OF THEIR OWN LIVES, WHEN
THEY ARE NOT NANNIED OR OVER-GOVERNED.

THAT THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE BIG.
THAT THE STATE SHOULD BE SMALL.

RED TAPE, BUREAUCRACY, REGULATIONS,
INSPECTORATES, COMMISSIONS, QUANGOS, ‘CZARS’,
‘UNITS’ AND ‘TARGETS’
CAME TO HELP AND PROTECT US, BUT NOW WE NEED PROTECTION
FROM THEM. ARMIES OF INTERFERERS DON’T CONTRIBUTE
TO HUMAN HAPPINESS.

THAT PEOPLE MUST HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY
TO FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL.

THERE IS NO FREEDOM WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY.
IT IS OUR DUTY TO LOOK AFTER THOSE WHO CANNOT
HELP THEMSELVES.

IN EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY. INJUSTICE
MAKES US ANGRY.

EVERY PARENT WANTS THEIR CHILD
TO HAVE A BETTER EDUCATION THAN THEY HAD.

EVERY CHILD WANTS SECURITY FOR
THEIR PARENTS IN THEIR OLD AGE.

THAT ONE PERSON’S POVERTY
IS CAUSED BY ANOTHER’S WEALTH.

THAT ONE PERSON’S IGNORANCE
IS CAUSED BY ANOTHER’S KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION.

THAT ONE PERSON’S SICKNESS
IS MADE WORSE BY ANOTHER’S HEALTH.

THE BRITISH PEOPLE ARE ONLY HAPPY
WHEN THEY ARE FREE.

THAT BRITAIN SHOULD DEFEND HER
FREEDOM AT ANY TIME, AGAINST ALL COMERS, HOWEVER
MIGHTY.

THAT BY GOOD FORTUNE, HARD WORK,
NATURAL TALENT AND RICH DIVERSITY, THESE ISLANDS
ARE HOME TO A GREAT PEOPLE WITH A NOBLE PAST AND
EXCITING FUTURE. I AM HAPPY TO BE THEIR SERVANT.