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title: "4 Cabinets Quotes By William Hague"
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> [I feel fortunate that, by the age of 40, I had crammed in an entire political career.I had been in the Cabinet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/i-feel-fortunate-that-by-the-age-of-40-i-had-crammed-in-an-entire/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/william-hague-6344_age_i-feel-fortunate-that-by-the-age-of-40-i_1359833.jpg)

> [As far as I'm aware, everybody in the shadow cabinet accepts that there's a compelling case on climate change and a strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/as-far-as-i-m-aware-everybody-in-the-shadow-cabinet-accepts-that/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/william-hague-6344_accepting_as-far-as-i-m-aware-everybody-in-the-sha_2032251.jpg)

> [I'm going to reduce the size of the Cabinet, cut the number of ministers, reduce the size of the House of Commons,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/i-m-going-to-reduce-the-size-of-the-cabinet-cut-the-number-of/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/428/william-hague-6344_abolish_i-m-going-to-reduce-the-size-of-the-cabi_2168295.jpg)

> [When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/when-a-cabinet-minister-who-is-sacked-for-telling-lies-is-re/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

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## More by William Hague

> [There is no budget for travel for a Shadow Foreign Secretary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/there-is-no-budget-for-travel-for-a-shadow-foreign-secretary/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [When we said that no more areas of power should go to the EU we were right. And now thanks to the European Union…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/when-we-said-that-no-more-areas-of-power-should-go-to-the-eu-we-were/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you don't agree with, or find disagreeable, so it's important to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/you-do-have-to-do-business-with-and-to-try-to-influence-people-you/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [Not all politicians are bonkers, but most of them are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/not-all-politicians-are-bonkers-but-most-of-them-are/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/i-don-t-think-a-wise-thing-at-this-moment-is-for-israel-to-launch-a/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [When you reduce taxes on higher earners it's vital to be reducing them on lower earning people as well so the nation shares in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/when-you-reduce-taxes-on-higher-earners-it-s-vital-to-be-reducing/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [A generation of children has been betrayed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/a-generation-of-children-has-been-betrayed/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [It is the mission of the next Conservative Government to build the Responsible Society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/it-is-the-mission-of-the-next-conservative-government-to-build-the/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/britain-does-not-normally-these-days-play-a-huge-part-in-peacekeeping/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [Syria should not belong to one family, to one coterie, or to one party. It belongs to all the people of Syria equally, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/syria-should-not-belong-to-one-family-to-one-coterie-or-to-one-party/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [The total economy of Latin America is bigger than China.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/the-total-economy-of-latin-america-is-bigger-than-china/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/i-gave-up-lots-of-things-i-love-doing-writing-and-business-and/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [Remember the No campaign is Conservative people, Labour people, people of no party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/remember-the-no-campaign-is-conservative-people-labour-people-people/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/i-have-found-that-i-get-a-better-reaction-from-people-once-i-am-less/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

> [Someone once claimed I was not really a Yorkshireman!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hague/someone-once-claimed-i-was-not-really-a-yorkshireman/)

[William Hague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hague/)

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