Charles Kennedy

To run an effective political party you need a degree of tribalism, it's the glue that holds everyone together.

— Charles Kennedy

My approach is always to try to be straight with people, especially about what my party can achieve.

— Charles Kennedy

There is no satisfaction to be derived from having had many of our arguments borne out by events.

— Charles Kennedy

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

— Charles Kennedy

Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less.

— Charles Kennedy

We Liberal Democrats don't believe we should use the tax structure to champion just one type of family.

— Charles Kennedy

The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only…

— Charles Kennedy

Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.

— Charles Kennedy

As Liberal Democrats and proponents of federalism, we must put our heads above the parapet and recapture and disseminate the true meaning…

— Charles Kennedy

Just as we Liberal Democrats opposed the flawed logic of that war in Iraq - we will oppose the flawed government claim…

— Charles Kennedy

As a Scot, representing a Scottish constituency for almost the past 25 years, I do not harbour an overweening ambition to pronounce…

— Charles Kennedy

My idealism has not abated, but I have witnessed it withering away nationwide, to the point where at least among the young,…

— Charles Kennedy

The way to defeat international terrorism is through international cooperation based on international law, clear intelligence, and a measured and appropriate military…

— Charles Kennedy

The House of Lords has many fine aspects, but at its heart, it is a betrayal of the core democratic principle that…

— Charles Kennedy

Liberals have been committed to the principles of human rights, international stability, and international justice. They have also sought international solutions to…

— Charles Kennedy

We need a liberal agenda in which government resists the temptation to interfere in the lives of individuals but is equally determined…

— Charles Kennedy

We believe that government in Britain should improve the quality of people's lives and improve the quality of our public services in…

— Charles Kennedy

I think that former leaders are best seen occasionally and not too often heard - particularly on the subject of their successors!

— Charles Kennedy

The events of the Holocaust viewed through the eyes of Anne Frank are a unique and damming testament to the dreadful atrocities…

— Charles Kennedy

Britain is a European power. We cannot change our geography. Our involvement in the politics of European cooperation is one of necessity.…

— Charles Kennedy

We Liberal Democrats believe in dialogue. We believe in cooperation with both sides of industry and between both sides of industry. And…

— Charles Kennedy

Befriending provides a valuable lifeline to many people who feel isolated in their communities often as a result of ill health or…

— Charles Kennedy

Like John Major in her wake, Thatcher was convinced that she understood the Scots - yet couldn't understand why we remained so…

— Charles Kennedy