It is an undeniable privilege of every man to prove himself right in the thesis that the world is his enemy; for if he reiterates it frequently enough and makes it the background of his conduct he is bound eventually to be right.
Bio: David John Maclean, Baron Blencathra, PC is a Conservative Party life peer. He was the Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border from 1983 to 2010.
