“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
“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.”
FamilyAll Quotes by William Hague
“I'm not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique.”
Government“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 in the world, including in Asia and in Africa.”
Future“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 same time.”
Leadership“There's only one growth strategy: work hard.”
Work“Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.”
Good“We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.”
Change“I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.”
Change“Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents.”
History“When the Lord Chancellor violates the trust of his great office of state to solicit party donations from people whose careers he can control, and then says I'm not sorry, and I'd do it again no wonder the public think that power has gone to their heads.”
Power“Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history.”
History“I trust the people.”
Trust“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“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“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“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“The war in Iraq, clearly has not turned out in the way that was hoped.”
War“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“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 ever in human civilisation. That requires you to place yourself in far more hubs of power than ever before.”
Power“I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on.”
Business