Charles Kennedy Quotes
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I find no contradiction between being a Highlander, a Scot, a citizen of the U.K. and a citizen of the European Union at one and the same time.
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Labour politicians for generations have fought to bring democracy to the House of Lords.
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I listened to the students on campus in Plymouth, worried about their steadily deepening debts and how on earth they would ever escape them.
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Tony Blair took us to war in Iraq on the basis of the supposed threat of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.
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We must restore faith in politics. Reform of the House of Lords is only one part of the answer, but it is a vital one.
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We should have high expectations of our children, but politicians should not tell teachers how to meet them.
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The most special relationships, in my experience, are based on a combination of trust and mutual respect.
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Useful lessons can be learned from our more successful local authorities - as you move into government, it is even more imperative to communicate speedily and persuasively with your members and your voters.
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Decentralisation is controversial - but that's fine. We should be fearless about having a debate.
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My health is good and it's up to me to keep it that way.
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I will go out of this world feet first with my Lib Dem membership card in my pocket.
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We Liberal Democrats don't believe we should use the tax structure to champion just one type of family.
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I believe that our country is a richer, more vibrant society precisely because it is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic society.
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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.
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As I spread my wings in politics, I discovered many Thatcher voters down south who were the same kind of people who loathed her in Scotland. They were puzzled by the Scots' antipathy, given the Falklands war and the strong militaristic history of the Highlands and elsewhere.
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There are hard choices to be made in balancing the country's security and an individual's liberties. But it is a choice that has to be faced.
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People have a huge desire to be listened to, for politicians to take the time to understand their problems.
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Liberals have been committed to the principles of human rights, international stability, and international justice. They have also sought international solutions to those problems which have demanded collective attention.
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It must be a judge - never a politician - who decides whether someone is to be locked up.
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Yes, you need substance in politics - but I think your style also says something about how you arrive at some of your conclusions.
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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.
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Westminster is a jungle - and the hunter can always smell fear on its prey.
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We actually believe in hope. But hope requires purpose. And purpose requires direction.
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My approach is always to try to be straight with people, especially about what my party can achieve.