Any government, of whatever composition, needs to mobilise opinion way beyond its own ranks in order to do the difficult things that… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
When I became leader, I made very clear I was not going to choose the easy life. I have always taken risks.… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I think that the days when newspaper barons could basically click their fingers and governments would snap to attention have gone. — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
The Liberal Democrats will add a heart to a Conservative government and a brain to a Labour one. — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
[All governments] get into a rut where every potentially good story turns into a bad one. — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
You have a political and media elite who have an idiom by which they describe politics. It's highly, highly polarised. It's right,… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I totally accept that it's a legitimate criticism that when you are involved in the day-to-day scrum of government... that what can… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
If there's one thing I'm not going to apologise for as the leader of the Liberal Democrats in government after 60 or… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
What I hope is in five years' time, I can go to the British people in the election and say: Lots of… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
Grown-up politicians talk to each other across party lines. Over the last few weeks I have had lengthy conversations with Ed Miliband,… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
The choices politicians make must be based on values - not an arbitrary, axe-wielding approach to public spending or a dismal exchange… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I would be open about the fact that, clearly, politicians should be able to speak to each other. David Cameron doesn't seem… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
One thing I have frankly decided is that when it comes to political reform we have two conservative parties in British politics.… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
Most people in this country are very fair-minded; they understand we're in the middle of a very difficult journey of repairing, rescuing,… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
One of the big changes in politics has been because families, individuals, have felt worried, insecure... worried about the economy, worried about… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
Liberal Democrats in government will not follow the last Labour government by sounding the retreat on the protection of civil liberties in… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I have got instincts that, I think, are very much in tune with people's very keen sense to see something different. I… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
The British political system and the whole clapped out Westminster architecture, and the language that we use about politics, it's completely unsustainable.… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I don't want to clip on the armour every morning. I've seen some politicians do this and they get a bit mangled… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
“I need to say this – you shouldn't trust any government, actually including this one. You should not trust government – full… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I've just been away for a week, and I dropped my BlackBerry in the sea while I was messing around with the kids, so… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
[All governments] get into a rut where every potentially good story turns into a bad one. — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I say this as a young dad seeing children going into primary school: I don't think we should underestimate the formative effect on a… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I am a passionate believer in freedom of speech. I would not support anything which would impinge on aggressive robust freedom of the British… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
For far too long the world's poorest people have seen no benefit from the vast natural resources in their own backyards. It is time… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I work in lockstep, hand in glove, with the prime minister on these issues, and as we are supportive to the Eurozone so they… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
You see people literally in a different galaxy who are paying extraordinarily low rates of tax. — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
We are keen to stress that a strong euro zone is good for a strong United Kingdom. It's not for us to write the… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I will not accept a new wave of fiscal retrenchment, of belt-tightening, without asking people at the top to make their contribution, to make… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
We have got to make sure there is proper independent scrutiny and accountability for people in the press, just as there should be in… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I totally accept that it's a legitimate criticism that when you are involved in the day-to-day scrum of government... that what can get lost… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
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