Charles Kennedy Quotes
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Only the Liberal Democrats have probed the government's failings consistently, thoroughly and effectively.
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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.
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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.
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No government body is more notorious for over-legislation than the Department of Trade and Industry.
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Soon after the 1997 election, I argued that there was no inverse law of political gravity which said that everything which went down had to come back up.
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We are no longer a nation of one church; we are a nation of many churches.
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We Liberal Democrats believe in dialogue. We believe in cooperation with both sides of industry and between both sides of industry. And we believe in the language of cooperation. We reject the language of confrontation.
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Of all the principles which constitute Liberal Democracy, internationalism is the clearest, the most distinctive, and the one with the longest history.
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A society which is liberal democratic cannot have public policy determined upon the basis of who has got the loudest voice - or who can brings things to a halt.
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To involve young people and make sure that the system is more relevant to them in Scotland, we have a clear obligation to implement a policy of home rule.
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Speaking to numerous teachers and nurses, I am consistently struck by the sense of mission they have about their work.
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As someone who has led his party through two general elections, I have not always been immune from feeling the pressure of electioneering tactics.
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Terror can never be defeated by force alone.
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Britain is a European power. We cannot change our geography. Our involvement in the politics of European cooperation is one of necessity. Our wealth and our security depend upon it.