“I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on.”
Business
“I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.”
ChangeAll Quotes by William Hague
“Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense.”
Marriage“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 their religious and ethnic diversity.”
Family“The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather than be at threat of... the threat of an over powerful monarch at the time.”
Freedom“When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to be sacked again from the same Cabinet for the same offence by the same Prime Minister no wonder the public are cynical about politics.”
Politics“As far as I'm aware, everybody in the shadow cabinet accepts that there's a compelling case on climate change and a strong scientific case.”
Change“There's only one growth strategy: work hard.”
Work“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 that lessons have been learnt and that all political parties and people, whether they were for or against the invasion of Iraq, have learnt lessons.”
Government“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 the victim, not the criminal.”
Home“I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.”
Change“The message I take all round the world is Britain is open for business.”
Business“I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government.”
Government“Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law.”
Freedom“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.”
Government“The EU is not a country and it's not going to become a country, in my view, now or ever in the future. It is a group of countries working together.”
Future“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 meeting environmental commitments.”
Change“I don't deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world.”
Intelligence“You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you don't agree with, or find disagreeable, so it's important to stress that balance.”
Business“We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.”
Change“Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.”
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