189 Quotes by Charles Kennedy

The late Roy Jenkins was both a mentor and a personal friend. He was a man of both phenomenal intellect and political achievement in equal measure.

Let no-one be in any doubt - the Liberal Democrats are not about to cede our emphatic, sincere and long-standing green credentials for some spray on aerosol version.

Liberals have been committed to the principles of human rights, international stability, and international justice. They have also sought international solutions to those problems which have demanded collective attention.

Liberal Democracy is all about extending choice. Give people the option to decide their retirement age, and you immediately extend their freedom in a very significant way.

Many people want to scale back their working hours as they near the end of their careers, but not necessarily to give up work altogether.

Some ministers are fond of talking about a return to Victorian values. We must realise that those Victorian values are being expressed by some of the younger people in this society in shameful and disturbing disregard for other members of their generation who are not as fortunate as they are in having a job.

New Labour needs to realise that family life and the way we raise our children are private matters.

No government body is more notorious for over-legislation than the Department of Trade and Industry.

Political parties need to look at the different kinds of support that people may need, suited to their way of life, and provide cost-effective solutions.