Charles Kennedy
Charles Kennedy
Charles Peter Kennedywas a British Liberal Democrat politician, who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006 and a Member of Parliamentfrom 1983 to 2015, latterly for the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth25 November 1959
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It's our job as Liberal Democrats to be an effective opposition - and an increasingly tough one as well.
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It is the government's fundamental duty to ensure the security of every individual citizen.
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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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Taking a principled and consistent stance over Iraq has attracted much criticism from our detractors and opponents.
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It must be a judge - never a politician - who decides whether someone is to be locked up.
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To be seen to be human, provided you're doing your job at the same time, is definitely not a negative, not at all.
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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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The most special relationships, in my experience, are based on a combination of trust and mutual respect.
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The growing influence of focus groups means we are all in danger of being excessively cowed by their feedback.
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Valuing public servants would boost morale among those on the front line of implementing government policy.
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Quality of life actually begins at home - it's in your street, around your community.
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I don't actually subscribe to the view that all power corrupts. But absolute power - when secured on the back of massive parliamentary majorities, which don't reflect the balance of political opinion in the country - can corrupt absolutely.
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This country has a proud history of opening its doors to generations of people fleeing personal persecution, civil unrest and war.
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Speaking to numerous teachers and nurses, I am consistently struck by the sense of mission they have about their work.