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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The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only way to approach such profound matters and retain your integrity.
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We all suffer when we lose a close relative and I offer the Queen, the Queen Mother and the Royal Family my greatest sympathy.
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Westminster is a jungle - and the hunter can always smell fear on its prey.
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We Liberal Democrats don't believe we should use the tax structure to champion just one type of family.
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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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We believe that government in Britain should be working to restore our reputation on the international stage after Iraq and engage better within Europe.
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We believe that government in Britain is there to protect people from terrorism and from the worst criminality, but never at the expense of our civil liberties and the basic tenets of our legal system.
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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.