189 Quotes by Charles Kennedy

I’m a lifelong believer in trade unionism.

The quicker we get rid of the lobby system the better for all of us. I don’t think in this day and age it is tenable to have these nods and winks, and on-the-record and off-the-record briefings.

You won’t catch Liberal Democrats describing trade unionists as wreckers.

Yes, you need substance in politics – but I think your style also says something about how you arrive at some of your conclusions.

I don’t want a headline saying ‘Kennedy suggests this or implies that.’

I can hardly think of an occasion when I’ve got into a stand-up fight with any political opponent. I’ve got my views, people know what they are, they can agree or they can choose to disagree. I’m not going to waste time just rubbishing everybody else.

I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short.

People are not stupid.

We need a liberal agenda in which government resists the temptation to interfere in the lives of individuals but is equally determined to play an active role where creative action can advance the liberties of all.