British - Politician | November 25, 1959 - June 1, 2015
A society which is liberal democratic cannot have public policy determined upon the basis of who has got the loudest voice - or who can brings things to a halt.
Charles Kennedy
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Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.
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I will go out of this world feet first with my Lib Dem membership card in my pocket.
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Britain is a European power. We cannot change our geography. Our involvement in the politics of European cooperation is one of necessity. Our wealth and our security depend upon it.
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When human rights are systematically abused, it raises the question whether it may be legitimate in some circumstances for the international community to intervene within individual states as well as in conflicts between states.
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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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Courage is a peculiar kind of fear.
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There stands no contradiction between giving voice to legitimate anxiety and at the same time, as and when exchange of fire commences, looking to the rest of the country, as well as all of us in the House, to give full moral support to our forces.
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Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.
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There are hard choices to be made in balancing the country's security and an individual's liberties. But it is a choice that has to be faced.
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I don't want a headline saying 'Kennedy suggests this or implies that.'
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My health is good and it's up to me to keep it that way.
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