Charles Kennedy Quotes
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It would be a tragedy if the remarkable international coalition against terrorism, successfully marshalled in the aftermath of 11 September, were to fragment over a unilateral U.S. strike against Baghdad.
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Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.
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This country has a proud history of opening its doors to generations of people fleeing personal persecution, civil unrest and war.
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Just as we Liberal Democrats opposed the flawed logic of that war in Iraq - we will oppose the flawed government claim that we have to surrender our fundamental rights in order to improve our security.
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With every day that passes, David Blunkett becomes more insensitive in his language and more intemperate in his actions.
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As a Scot, representing a Scottish constituency for almost the past 25 years, I do not harbour an overweening ambition to pronounce on each and every matter exclusively English.
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We want a strong, vibrant economy for Britain so that we can set out a clear and affordable alternative programme for government.
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Whatever the eventual judgment, the political implications of Hutton are already clear. A devastating indictment of Labour in power - and of our political system itself.
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We'll need to revise the tired assumption that people automatically become more conservative as they grow older.
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Like John Major in her wake, Thatcher was convinced that she understood the Scots - yet couldn't understand why we remained so stubbornly resistant towards the notion of understanding her.
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I did not dwell on the issue of Europe during either the 2001 or the 2005 campaigns - despite it being a pivotal personal concern and despite seeing it as something of a litmus test for liberal democracy.
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I couldn't imagine a day without music. It relaxes and stimulates me in equal measure and I hate the sound of silence - the concept, I mean, not the track by Simon and Garfunkel.
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I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else.
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As Liberal Democrats and proponents of federalism, we must put our heads above the parapet and recapture and disseminate the true meaning of federalism. We have to win the vocabulary before we succeed in the vision.
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I do think there is a great deal of caricature around the House of Commons. It is just that kind of place.
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Quality of life actually begins at home - it's in your street, around your community.
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There is no satisfaction to be derived from having had many of our arguments borne out by events.
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I want to see far more decisions taken far closer to the patients, the passengers and the pupils. Far more power for locally and regionally elected politicians who understand best the needs of their areas. And far more say too for the dedicated staff at all levels in health and education.
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For any new leader of any party at any given time it takes time if you are not in government to establish yourself.
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I have always considered myself of the reforming centre-left.
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It has been the greatest privilege of my adult and public life to have served, for 32 years, as the Member of Parliament for our local Highlands and Islands communities.
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I should do something about the cigarettes; I quite accept that it's bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential.
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We all accept the world would be safer without Saddam's baleful dictatorship.
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Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less.