Charles Kennedy Quotes

Public perception of the Westminster arena, with all its posturings, does little to engender a sense of voter belief.
Quality of life actually begins at home - it's in your street, around your community.
Some ministers are fond of talking about a return to Victorian values. We must realise that those Victorian values are being expressed by some of the younger people in this society in shameful and disturbing disregard for other members of their generation who are not as fortunate as they are in having a job.
Soon after the 1997 election, I argued that there was no inverse law of political gravity which said that everything which went down had to come back up.
Speaking to numerous teachers and nurses, I am consistently struck by the sense of mission they have about their work.
Taking a principled and consistent stance over Iraq has attracted much criticism from our detractors and opponents.
Terror can never be defeated by force alone.
Terrorism gravely threatens international peace and security, and as a solution, the power and apparent finality of force are seductive.
That 1983 general election contained the telltale seeds of eventual Scottish Tory self-destruction.
The government's instinct is to shroud itself in secrecy - to act like the office of a president instead of as a collective cabinet government held to account by the elected House of Commons.
The growing influence of focus groups means we are all in danger of being excessively cowed by their feedback.
The House of Lords has many fine aspects, but at its heart, it is a betrayal of the core democratic principle that those in the enlightened world hold so dear - that those who make the laws of the land should be elected by those who must obey those laws.
The late Roy Jenkins was both a mentor and a personal friend. He was a man of both phenomenal intellect and political achievement in equal measure.
The most special relationships, in my experience, are based on a combination of trust and mutual respect.
The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected.
The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only way to approach such profound matters and retain your integrity.
The quicker we get rid of the lobby system the better for all of us. I don't think in this day and age it is tenable to have these nods and winks, and on-the-record and off-the-record briefings.
The terrorist seeks to smash the most fundamental liberty of all: the right to lead our everyday lives on the basic assumption of safety.
The way to defeat international terrorism is through international cooperation based on international law, clear intelligence, and a measured and appropriate military response.
There is always a temptation for governments: see a problem and announce a quick fix.
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25 November, 1959
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01 June, 2015
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