William Hague Quotes
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We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated.
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You can gain in your effectiveness as a politician from a wide acquaintance with the world and from a degree of independence that having some outside interests gives.
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We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.
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When we said that no more areas of power should go to the EU we were right. And now thanks to the European Union Act 2011, by law that cannot happen without a referendum. And we are just as right that the EU has more power in our national life than it should, and I believe as strongly as I ever have that when the right moment comes this party should set out to reduce it.
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At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity.
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I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments.
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I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.
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It is not my policy to hit voters during the election.
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It makes life very simple actually. You could be giving a TV interview in howling gale and it no longer matters.
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I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran.
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Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents.
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Remember the No campaign is Conservative people, Labour people, people of no party.
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The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase resentment. In the absence of an end to the senseless violence and a genuine process of political reform, we will continue to pursue further EU sanctions.
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One day I will go back to my books and piano, but not yet.
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There's only one growth strategy: work hard.
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It is the mission of the next Conservative Government to build the Responsible Society.
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Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history.
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I've always been opposed myself to prisoners having the vote.
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I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on.
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A generation of children has been betrayed.
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You can see over time whether people are prepared to differ or not.
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People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.
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On the question of taking credit for what goes right and blame for what goes wrong - having led the Conservative party for four years, I have never heard of this notion before.
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When the Lord Chancellor violates the trust of his great office of state to solicit party donations from people whose careers he can control, and then says I'm not sorry, and I'd do it again no wonder the public think that power has gone to their heads.