Conrad Black

“The corporate governance movement is a crock.”

“My own nature is to be a profit-making, bill-paying, nerve-calming, sea-level-resolving, steady-as-she-goes, plain-sailing, serene, unflappable, unfazed, unruffled, unconcerned, and generally phlegmatic character.”

“I have been subjected to a torrent of abuse and vilification.”

“The free market is a utopian fraud, a silly, primitive ideology that has been proven wrong a thousand times.”

“What was done to me was a travesty of justice.”

“I'm an historian. I'm interested in the past.”

“The prosecution of me was a national disgrace.”

“I don't think I've ever been face to face with a situation I couldn't deal with.”

“I'm not a shrinking violet. I'm not a wilting flower. I'm not a hothouse plant.”

“The United States is a magnificent country, but it's not a perfect country.”

“I enjoyed my time in prison. It was a sabbatical.”

“I have an impeccable record, and it is my greatest asset.”

“I have an almost Spinozan reverence for the rule of law.”

“Canada is a country of ingredients without a cuisine.”

“Franklin D. Roosevelt was the most important person of the 20th century.”

“In the United States, you can have a formidable career, get nowhere in particular, and still be a celebrity.”

“I am not a person who is easily intimidated.”

“I think that the overwhelming majority of people are lazy and stupid.”

“Richard Nixon was a great man and a great president.”