Direct Grants, private schools which took huge numbers of state pupils, involved effective co-operation between state and private sectors - a thing all modern governments claim they want. So why were they abolished? And why aren't they now restored?
Jewish intellectuals contributed a great deal to insure that Europe became a continent of humanism, and it is with these humanist ideals that Europe must now intervene in the Middle East conflict.
Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no regrets.
Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's 15 years from now.
And what I would say now is, yes, if a state enacted a law permitting flogging, it is immensely stupid, but it is not unconstitutional. A lot of stuff that's stupid is not unconstitutional.
I have always been immersed in a world filled with words, earlier as a reader and now, finally, as both a reader and a writer.
The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
Comedians and impressionists used to be two different showbiz animals entirely, but now there's no such thing as a comedian who doesn't do impressions.
As an improviser I'm now pretty comfortable with trios, so I'm thinking of working up to quartets.
The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity.
The individual incentive not to commit crime on Wall Street now is almost zero.
Everybody has a camcorder now, and they exploit these incidents and blow them all out of proportion.
Now that I'm a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
Historically, we've had to think in increments of 30 or 60 minutes. And now we have to think in increments of six seconds to six hours and everything in between.
Stem cell therapy has the potential to treat a multitude of diseases and illnesses, which up until now have been labelled 'incurable.'
I used to be indecisive but now I am not quite sure.
Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be.
I grew up on musicals, and I know they are quite the thing now, but I'm actually a little indignant, because I started taking singing lessons years ago - I put the time in!
Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.
Nearly every country in the world is now becoming industrialized as rapidly as it can.
