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Charles Kennedy
British
Politician
Born:
Nov 25
,
1959
Died:
Jun 1
,
2015
About
Country
Government
People
Politics
You
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The most special relationships, in my experience, are based on a combination of trust and mutual respect.
Charles Kennedy
Respect
Trust
Experience
Relationships
Mutual
Mutual Respect
Combination
Most
Special
Based
I don't actually subscribe to the view that all power corrupts. But absolute power - when secured on the back of massive parliamentary majorities, which don't reflect the balance of political opinion in the country - can corrupt absolutely.
Charles Kennedy
Power Corrupts
Balance
Political
Corrupts
Power
Country
Reflect
Subscribe
Back
Secured
Corrupt
Absolute
Absolute Power
Absolutely
Parliamentary
Massive
Opinion
Which
View
Actually
Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.
Charles Kennedy
Freedom
Justice
Honesty
Words
Simple
Three
Liberal
Sum
Liberal Democrats
Simple Words
Democrats
Up
Stand
As Liberal Democrats and proponents of federalism, we must put our heads above the parapet and recapture and disseminate the true meaning of federalism. We have to win the vocabulary before we succeed in the vision.
Charles Kennedy
Vision
Win
Before
Disseminate
Liberal
Liberal Democrats
Our
Must
Vocabulary
Above
Federalism
Put
True
Heads
True Meaning
Democrats
Succeed
Meaning
Meaning Of
Recapture
The way to defeat international terrorism is through international cooperation based on international law, clear intelligence, and a measured and appropriate military response.
Charles Kennedy
Terrorism
Intelligence
Law
Military
Defeat
Appropriate
Way
Response
Through
Clear
Measured
International
International Cooperation
International Law
Cooperation
International Terrorism
Based
When human rights are systematically abused, it raises the question whether it may be legitimate in some circumstances for the international community to intervene within individual states as well as in conflicts between states.
Charles Kennedy
Rights
Community
Human Rights
Intervene
States
Circumstances
Systematically
Some
Individual
Between
Abuse
Well
Within
Question
May
Human
Legitimate
Whether
Conflicts
International
International Community
Raises
When power is exercised exclusively at the centre, the result is rigidity of rules and alienation of the people subject to those rules.
Charles Kennedy
People
Result
Power
Alienation
Rules
Those
Rigidity
Subject
Centre
I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short.
Charles Kennedy
Life
Life Is Too Short
Events
Past
Too
Someone
Taking
Past Events
Short
Dwells
View
Who
In my view, as a country we need to rediscover some of that skepticism about government and revisit that libertarian agenda.
Charles Kennedy
Government
Country
Libertarian
Some
About
Rediscover
Revisit
Skepticism
Agenda
View
Need
With every day that passes, David Blunkett becomes more insensitive in his language and more intemperate in his actions.
Charles Kennedy
Day
Every Day
Language
Every
Insensitive
More
David
Becomes
Passes
His
Actions
A smaller-size party and parliamentary membership does not necessarily equate to lesser demands; if anything, the opposite can be the case.
Charles Kennedy
Party
Membership
Case
Parliamentary
Demands
Equate
Does
Opposite
Anything
Lesser
Necessarily
Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.
Charles Kennedy
Democracy
You
Trust
Understanding
Sense
Two-Way
Way
Mutual
Mutual Understanding
Give
Take
Demands
Got
Much
Street
Two
Valuing public servants would boost morale among those on the front line of implementing government policy.
Charles Kennedy
Government
Those
Boost
Valuing
Would
Morale
Implementing
Policy
Line
Front
Front Line
Public
Public Servants
Servants
Among
A society which is liberal democratic cannot have public policy determined upon the basis of who has got the loudest voice - or who can brings things to a halt.
Charles Kennedy
Loudest
Society
Liberal
Determined
Voice
Democratic
Policy
Got
Halt
Cannot
Which
Public
Public Policy
Who
Things
Brings
Basis
Courage is a peculiar kind of fear.
Charles Kennedy
Courage
Fear
Kind
Peculiar
There stands no contradiction between giving voice to legitimate anxiety and at the same time, as and when exchange of fire commences, looking to the rest of the country, as well as all of us in the House, to give full moral support to our forces.
Charles Kennedy
Time
Anxiety
Rest
Giving
Fire
Country
Looking
Our
Moral
Give
Voice
Exchange
Support
Between
House
Well
Forces
Contradiction
Same
Same Time
Legitimate
Us
Full
Stands
I don't want a headline saying 'Kennedy suggests this or implies that.'
Charles Kennedy
Saying
Headline
Implies
Want
Kennedy
Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.
Charles Kennedy
Success
Immigrants
Simply
Without
Provide
Afford
Hugely
Cannot
Skills
Britain
We Liberal Democrats believe in dialogue. We believe in cooperation with both sides of industry and between both sides of industry. And we believe in the language of cooperation. We reject the language of confrontation.
Charles Kennedy
Language
Believe
Liberal
Liberal Democrats
Sides
Both
Both Sides
Between
Industry
Democrats
Dialogue
Confrontation
Cooperation
Reject
Yes, you need substance in politics - but I think your style also says something about how you arrive at some of your conclusions.
Charles Kennedy
Politics
You
Style
Think
Says
Some
About
Something
Also
Conclusions
How
Arrive
Yes
Substance
Your
Need
I can hardly think of an occasion when I've got into a stand-up fight with any political opponent. I've got my views, people know what they are, they can agree or they can choose to disagree. I'm not going to waste time just rubbishing everybody else.
Charles Kennedy
Time
Fight
People
Disagree
Political
Waste Time
Think
Everybody
Everybody Else
Else
Know
Occasion
Got
Opponent
Any
Going
Just
Choose
Views
Agree
Waste
Hardly
Further Education should be about the ability to learn, not the ability to pay - everyone who is able should have the opportunity, regardless of their family background. I don't want to see students struggling with huge debts or frightened off even going to university in the first place.
Charles Kennedy
Education
Family
Opportunity
First
Pay
Everyone
Background
Further
Ability
See
Able
About
Struggling
Students
Learn
First Place
Off
Huge
Debts
Frightened
Family Background
Going
Want
Regardless
Place
Should
Who
Even
University
My approach is always to try to be straight with people, especially about what my party can achieve.
Charles Kennedy
People
Try
Achieve
Party
Approach
About
Always
Straight
It is true that I entered parliament at the age of 23, and have now been representing the people of my constituency for over twenty years.
Charles Kennedy
Age
People
Entered
Parliament
True
Over
Been
Years
Representing
Twenty
Now
The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only way to approach such profound matters and retain your integrity.
Charles Kennedy
You
Integrity
Lose
Matters
Approach
Way
Guided
Correct
Sight
See
Only
Point
Retain
Never
Your
Thing
Profound
Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.
Charles Kennedy
Politics
Music
Communication
Important
Sense
Analogy
About
Feel
Message
Without
Essence
Getting
Rhythm
Across
Your
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