Jacob Rees-Mogg Quotes

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 24, 1969

I've never put all my eggs in one basket, and I've always been cautious.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

I trust my electors. I see them in weekly meetings. I'm their advocate, I'm there to take up their case. I'm not there to decide whether they've got a good case or a bad case. And I think that if you trust people, they're more likely to trust you back.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Extradition treaties date back at least to 1259 B.C., when the Hittite King Hattusili the Third and Ramesses the Second signed a treaty of 'peace and brotherhood for all time.' They have become more commonplace as international travel has become easier and sensibly streamlined.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Many foreign property owners work in the City of London and are encouraged to bring their expertise and earning power to this country because of the favourable capital tax environment. Attacking their property profit may encourage some to leave, but it would certainly deter others from coming in the first place.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Sometimes 'sin' taxes are useful not because of their perceived health benefits but because they are effectively a form of voluntary taxation which tends to arouse less irritation than other taxes.

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It is of considerable importance that politicians stick to their commitments or do not make such commitments in the first place.

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If we say to the E.U. our backstop position is that we will be the vassal state, why should the E.U. make any effort to make any arrangement other than us to be a vassal state?

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London's central role in the financial market would be undermined if wealthy foreigners did not want to come here.

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The House of Commons has the undoubted rights to expel members for misconduct. This is an absolute authority which cannot be challenged in any court, as it derives from the twin concept of the High Court of Parliament being the most senior court in the land and of each House's right to regulate its own affairs.

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Proper British nannies put the child ahead of everything. They do not like to see children used as accessories, carried around in slings for the convenience of the parents' social life. They want a proper set-up, where the baby is rested and happy, not shown off to all-comers.

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You've got to judge people, ultimately, by their actions rather than their words.

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Supermarkets have contributed as much to increasing the standard of living in the United Kingdom as almost any government policy. They bring a level of convenience and quality that was unknown to previous generations at a highly competitive price because of their buying power.

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I believe that politicians should implement the promises that they've given in manifestos.

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The E.U. is a backward-looking project based on an economic model of the 20th century.

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Press freedom has great virtues. It is not about irresponsible scandal-mongering, although that may be part of the picture. It is a means of revealing wrongdoing.

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Fundamental protections, the assumption of innocence, trial by jury, and the right to appear before a court have all been sacrificed on the altar of the E.U. superstate.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

You alleviate poverty by trickle-down economics.

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Before the government decides to raise the minimum wage, it must consider the effects of the tax and benefits merry-go-round that affects the low-paid.

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To have charitable support given by people voluntarily to support their fellow citizens, I think, is rather uplifting and shows what a good, compassionate country we are.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

The state ought not to intervene to prevent individuals from doing things that not only are no risk to others but are of no risk to themselves either.

Jacob Rees-Mogg