Top 136 Quotes by Charles Kennedy

You won't catch Liberal Democrats describing trade unionists as wreckers.

Westminster is a jungle - and the hunter can always smell fear on its prey.

Politics means facing up to hard choices and facing down prejudice, short-termism, the easy, tempting court of knee-jerk public reaction.

People have a huge desire to be listened to, for politicians to take the time to understand their problems.

I'm a lifelong believer in trade unionism.

I believe when the country feels threatened it is important that we are seen to be working together to find an appropriate structure for dealing with terrorists in our midst.

Of all the principles which constitute Liberal Democracy, internationalism is the clearest, the most distinctive, and the one with the longest history.

The late Roy Jenkins was both a mentor and a personal friend. He was a man of both phenomenal intellect and political achievement in equal measure.

As someone who has led his party through two general elections, I have not always been immune from feeling the pressure of electioneering tactics.

I do think there is a great deal of caricature around the House of Commons. It is just that kind of place.