Charles Kennedy Quotes

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Charles Kennedy

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 25, 1959

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 our country is a richer, more vibrant society precisely because it is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic society.

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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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In my view, nations together are stronger than when they are isolated. And because they are stronger, their people are more free, not less.

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I don't want a headline saying 'Kennedy suggests this or implies that.'

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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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We all accept the world would be safer without Saddam's baleful dictatorship.

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We believe that government in Britain should improve the quality of people's lives and improve the quality of our public services in every local community.

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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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It would be a tragedy if the remarkable international coalition against terrorism, successfully marshalled in the aftermath of 11 September, were to fragment over a unilateral U.S. strike against Baghdad.

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The quicker we get rid of the lobby system the better for all of us. I don't think in this day and age it is tenable to have these nods and winks, and on-the-record and off-the-record briefings.

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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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I think you've got to like people. There are MPs who are either painfully shy or who don't like public speaking or don't socialise very well, and you just think this must be the worst job in the world for them.

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Decentralisation is controversial - but that's fine. We should be fearless about having a debate.

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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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It is true that I entered parliament at the age of 23, and have now been representing the people of my constituency for over twenty years.

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I can hardly think of an occasion when I've got into a stand-up fight with any political opponent. I've got my views, people know what they are, they can agree or they can choose to disagree. I'm not going to waste time just rubbishing everybody else.

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I have always considered myself of the reforming centre-left.

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People are not stupid.

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I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short.

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