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# Charles Kennedy

(1959–2015)   Politician   United Kingdom

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Charles Kennedy was a politician from the United Kingdom, best known for *The stability of multiple exchange*.

## Quick Facts About Charles Kennedy

Born November 25, 1959

Died June 1, 2015

Nationality United Kingdom

Profession Politician

Notable works The stability of multiple exchange

## About Charles Kennedy

Charles Peter Kennedy was a Scottish politician who led the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006 and served as MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber from 1983 to 2015.

## Awards & Honors

Fulbright Scholarship

##  Quotes by Charles Kennedy · Page 2

> [There are hard choices to be made in balancing the country's security and an individual's liberties. But it is a choice that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/there-are-hard-choices-to-be-made-in-balancing-the-country-s-security/)

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> [It is the government's fundamental duty to ensure the security of every individual citizen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/it-is-the-government-s-fundamental-duty-to-ensure-the-security-of/)

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[Cybersecurity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cybersecurity/)

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> [People have a huge desire to be listened to, for politicians to take the time to understand their problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/people-have-a-huge-desire-to-be-listened-to-for-politicians-to-take/)

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[Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/)

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> [To involve young people and make sure that the system is more relevant to them in Scotland, we have a clear obligation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/to-involve-young-people-and-make-sure-that-the-system-is-more/)

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[Home](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/home/)

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> [If British troops are committed to action, then the nation will, of course, support them. Their courage and skill is not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/if-british-troops-are-committed-to-action-then-the-nation-will-of/)

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> [That 1983 general election contained the telltale seeds of eventual Scottish Tory self-destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/that-1983-general-election-contained-the-telltale-seeds-of-eventual/)

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> [This country has a proud history of opening its doors to generations of people fleeing personal persecution, civil unrest and war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/this-country-has-a-proud-history-of-opening-its-doors-to-generations/)

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[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/if-you-were-to-describe-me-as-teetotal-on-behalf-of-my-constituency-i/)

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> [There stands no contradiction between giving voice to legitimate anxiety and at the same time, as and when exchange of fire commences,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/there-stands-no-contradiction-between-giving-voice-to-legitimate/)

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[Anxiety](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxiety/)

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> [It would be a tragedy if the remarkable international coalition against terrorism, successfully marshalled in the aftermath of 11 September, were to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/it-would-be-a-tragedy-if-the-remarkable-international-coalition/)

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[Coalition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coalition/)

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> [The government's instinct is to shroud itself in secrecy - to act like the office of a president instead of as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/the-government-s-instinct-is-to-shroud-itself-in-secrecy-to-act-like/)

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> [I couldn't imagine a day without music. It relaxes and stimulates me in equal measure and I hate the sound of silence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/i-couldn-t-imagine-a-day-without-music-it-relaxes-and-stimulates-me/)

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> [Further Education should be about the ability to learn, not the ability to pay - everyone who is able should have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/further-education-should-be-about-the-ability-to-learn-not-the/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

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> [I don't actually subscribe to the view that all power corrupts. But absolute power - when secured on the back of massive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/i-don-t-actually-subscribe-to-the-view-that-all-power-corrupts-but/)

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[Absolute power](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolute-power/)

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> [I believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/i-believe-that-access-to-a-university-education-should-be-based-on/)

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> [As Liberal Democrats and proponents of federalism, we must put our heads above the parapet and recapture and disseminate the true meaning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/as-liberal-democrats-and-proponents-of-federalism-we-must-put-our/)

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[Federalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/federalism/)

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> [A society which is liberal democratic cannot have public policy determined upon the basis of who has got the loudest voice -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/a-society-which-is-liberal-democratic-cannot-have-public-policy/)

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> [Many people want to scale back their working hours as they near the end of their careers, but not necessarily to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/many-people-want-to-scale-back-their-working-hours-as-they-near-the/)

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> [Soon after the 1997 election, I argued that there was no inverse law of political gravity which said that everything which went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/soon-after-the-1997-election-i-argued-that-there-was-no-inverse-law/)

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> [Terrorism gravely threatens international peace and security, and as a solution, the power and apparent finality of force are seductive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/terrorism-gravely-threatens-international-peace-and-security-and-as-a/)

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> [I happen to consider myself a Highlander even before a Scot; I am proud to be British yet feel comfortable as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/i-happen-to-consider-myself-a-highlander-even-before-a-scot-i-am/)

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[British](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/british/)

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> [Politics means facing up to hard choices and facing down prejudice, short-termism, the easy, tempting court of knee-jerk public reaction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/politics-means-facing-up-to-hard-choices-and-facing-down-prejudice/)

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[Choices](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choices/)

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> [I find no contradiction between being a Highlander, a Scot, a citizen of the U.K. and a citizen of the European Union…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/i-find-no-contradiction-between-being-a-highlander-a-scot-a-citizen/)

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[Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/)

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> [New Labour needs to realise that family life and the way we raise our children are private matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/new-labour-needs-to-realise-that-family-life-and-the-way-we-raise-our/)

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> [I listened to the students on campus in Plymouth, worried about their steadily deepening debts and how on earth they would ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/i-listened-to-the-students-on-campus-in-plymouth-worried-about-their/)

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[Campus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/campus/)

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> [Liberal Democracy is all about extending choice. Give people the option to decide their retirement age, and you immediately extend their freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/liberal-democracy-is-all-about-extending-choice-give-people-the/)

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[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

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> [Valuing public servants would boost morale among those on the front line of implementing government policy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/valuing-public-servants-would-boost-morale-among-those-on-the-front/)

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> [We have a Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales, both elected by fairer votes - involving proportional representation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/we-have-a-scottish-parliament-and-national-assembly-for-wales-both/)

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> [Paddy Ashdown is the only party leader who's a trained killer. Although, to be fair, Mrs Thatcher was self taught.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/paddy-ashdown-is-the-only-party-leader-who-s-a-trained-killer/)

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> [We should have high expectations of our children, but politicians should not tell teachers how to meet them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/we-should-have-high-expectations-of-our-children-but-politicians/)

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[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [I want our party to step up its efforts to reflect and champion the concerns of everybody who has reached the second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/i-want-our-party-to-step-up-its-efforts-to-reflect-and-champion-the/)

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[Champion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/champion/)

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> [It is my determination that we, as a party, continue to make that fundamental restatement of liberal values in the politics of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/it-is-my-determination-that-we-as-a-party-continue-to-make-that/)

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[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/the-one-thing-we-can-all-be-sure-about-in-politics-is-you-are-as-well/)

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> [For any new leader of any party at any given time it takes time if you are not in government to establish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/for-any-new-leader-of-any-party-at-any-given-time-it-takes-time-if/)

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> [We believe that government in Britain should be working to restore our reputation on the international stage after Iraq and engage better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/we-believe-that-government-in-britain-should-be-working-to-restore/)

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> [Professionally I would say taking up my constituents' problems is something I continue to enjoy after 22 years as an MP.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/professionally-i-would-say-taking-up-my-constituents-problems-is/)

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> [Tony Blair took us to war in Iraq on the basis of the supposed threat of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/tony-blair-took-us-to-war-in-iraq-on-the-basis-of-the-supposed-threat/)

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[Destruction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destruction/)

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> [Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/politics-is-much-too-serious-to-be-taken-too-seriously-equally-there/)

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> [Yes, you need substance in politics - but I think your style also says something about how you arrive at some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/yes-you-need-substance-in-politics-but-i-think-your-style-also-says/)

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> [Taking a principled and consistent stance over Iraq has attracted much criticism from our detractors and opponents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/taking-a-principled-and-consistent-stance-over-iraq-has-attracted/)

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[Criticism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/criticism/)

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