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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My health is good and it's up to me to keep it that way.
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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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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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I will go out of this world feet first with my Lib Dem membership card in my pocket.
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Decentralisation is controversial - but that's fine. We should be fearless about having a debate.
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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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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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Westminster is a jungle - and the hunter can always smell fear on its prey.
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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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We actually believe in hope. But hope requires purpose. And purpose requires direction.
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A perennial problem that has faced the Scottish Highlands is that, time and again, too many of the more talented young people have had to move elsewhere - even abroad - through a lack of opportunities that should have been available.
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Politics means facing up to hard choices and facing down prejudice, short-termism, the easy, tempting court of knee-jerk public reaction.