Charles Kennedy Quotes
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I want our party to step up its efforts to reflect and champion the concerns of everybody who has reached the second half of their lives.
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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 know from my own parents how important active older people are to a local community.
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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.
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Political parties need to look at the different kinds of support that people may need, suited to their way of life, and provide cost-effective solutions.
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It is my determination that we, as a party, continue to make that fundamental restatement of liberal values in the politics of our country.
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Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.
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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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The terrorist seeks to smash the most fundamental liberty of all: the right to lead our everyday lives on the basic assumption of safety.
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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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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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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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Terrorism gravely threatens international peace and security, and as a solution, the power and apparent finality of force are seductive.
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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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I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else.
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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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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 believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I think there is no more nauseating a sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them.
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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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There is no satisfaction to be derived from having had many of our arguments borne out by events.
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Quality of life actually begins at home - it's in your street, around your community.
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To run an effective political party you need a degree of tribalism, it's the glue that holds everyone together.
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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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We want a strong, vibrant economy for Britain so that we can set out a clear and affordable alternative programme for government.