All William Hague Quotes
- Turning away Turkey from the EU would be a great, long-term - a century-long - error by Europe. Century
- We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today. Arguably
- 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 the… Approach
- Yes, I've never inherited a penny! Funny
- You can see over time whether people are prepared to differ or not. Differ
- Time is not on Gaddafi's side. People ask about the exit strategy. It's Colonel Gaddafi who needs an exit strategy because this pressure will only… Ask
- To the hard-working people who set a little bit aside each month, to provide for their children, or to fund their own retirement, I say:… Aside
- We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to… Authorities
- At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and… Cannot Let
- I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or… Believe
- I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people won't believe the Government of the day, so they have to know… All
- I'm going to reduce the size of the Cabinet, cut the number of ministers, reduce the size of the House of Commons, campaign for a… Abolish
- If there's one thing above all that sets me apart from Tony Blair it is this - I am not embarrassed to articulate the instincts… All
- Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform elsewhere… Africa
- Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders. Continued
- It's really necessary for the United States to continue to give strong leadership to the Middle East peace process, supported by European countries at the… Continue
- Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party. Always Leave
- People feel that the EU is a one-way process, a great machine that sucks up decision-making from national parliaments to the European level until everything… Change
- Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense. Afford
- Syria should not belong to one family, to one coterie, or to one party. It belongs to all the people of Syria equally, in all… All
- The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase resentment.… Absence
- The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather than… Bill
- The EU should be concentrated on adapting to globalisation and global competitiveness, not building more powerful centralised institutions in Brussels. Adapting
- The people of Britain want a Home Secretary who will give them back their streets. They want a Home Secretary who will speak up for… Britain
- The world is not going into concentric blocs of power. It is actually going into a diffusion of power with more centres of decision-making than… Actually Going