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Ours is a stable country. Ours is a sensible country. And ours is a fundamentally decent country.
Charles Kennedy -
We'll need to revise the tired assumption that people automatically become more conservative as they grow older.
Charles Kennedy
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Good political leadership for me involves getting the big decisions right - however difficult, however controversial, however potentially divisive - and then being able to take people with you.
Charles Kennedy -
The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected.
Charles Kennedy -
The government's instinct is to shroud itself in secrecy - to act like the office of a president instead of as a collective cabinet government held to account by the elected House of Commons.
Charles Kennedy -
Actually, I think it's quite sensible not to take yourself too seriously.
Charles Kennedy -
Gratification and happiness are becoming important measures of our quality of life.
Charles Kennedy -
Courage is a peculiar kind of fear.
Charles Kennedy
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I'm a lifelong believer in trade unionism.
Charles Kennedy -
Fair votes - fundamentally - are about the rights and the interests of the people.
Charles Kennedy -
Those who use our public services should be able to deal directly with those who manage and deliver them.
Charles Kennedy -
We need a liberal agenda in which government resists the temptation to interfere in the lives of individuals but is equally determined to play an active role where creative action can advance the liberties of all.
Charles Kennedy -
The growing influence of focus groups means we are all in danger of being excessively cowed by their feedback.
Charles Kennedy -
During my campaign, people of my age and younger said consistently that they would not vote because their votes simply no longer matter and because no government or member of Parliament cared a whit about their problems and their striving for employment.
Charles Kennedy
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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.
Charles Kennedy -
When human rights are systematically abused, it raises the question whether it may be legitimate in some circumstances for the international community to intervene within individual states as well as in conflicts between states.
Charles Kennedy -
The way to defeat international terrorism is through international cooperation based on international law, clear intelligence, and a measured and appropriate military response.
Charles Kennedy -
Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.
Charles Kennedy -
We opposed unlimited detention without trial. We stood up for trial by jury as well. And of course we spoke up for asylum seekers and for the most vulnerable in our society.
Charles Kennedy -
Professionally I would say taking up my constituents' problems is something I continue to enjoy after 22 years as an MP.
Charles Kennedy
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Further Education should be about the ability to learn, not the ability to pay - everyone who is able should have the opportunity, regardless of their family background. I don't want to see students struggling with huge debts or frightened off even going to university in the first place.
Charles Kennedy -
We have a Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales, both elected by fairer votes - involving proportional representation.
Charles Kennedy -
I think that former leaders are best seen occasionally and not too often heard - particularly on the subject of their successors!
Charles Kennedy -
Only the Liberal Democrats have probed the government's failings consistently, thoroughly and effectively.
Charles Kennedy