Charles Kennedy Quotes
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We need less theoretical debate and more practical application and acknowledgment of what Europe can and does do so that it is brought home to people in a relevant way.
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We all accept the world would be safer without Saddam's baleful dictatorship.
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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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Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.
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A smaller-size party and parliamentary membership does not necessarily equate to lesser demands; if anything, the opposite can be the case.
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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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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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With 24-hour news... the story moves on with the media.
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There stands no contradiction between giving voice to legitimate anxiety and at the same time, as and when exchange of fire commences, looking to the rest of the country, as well as all of us in the House, to give full moral support to our forces.
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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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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'm a lifelong believer in trade unionism.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less.
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When I started knocking on Highland doors in May 1983, two things struck me more than any other. First was the sheer depth of hostility towards the Tories in general. Second was the particular hostility towards Margaret Thatcher and her local ministerial spear-carrier, energy minister and incumbent MP of 13 years' standing, Hamish Gray.
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Gratification and happiness are becoming important measures of our quality of life.
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I have always considered myself of the reforming centre-left.
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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.