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William Hague Quotes

Let’s not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can’t have high standards without good discipline Picture Quote #1

Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense Picture Quote #1

I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction Picture Quote #1

I don’t think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We hope that the long darkness through which the Burmese people have lived may now be coming to an end Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Wouldn’t it be better to have a watertight law designed to catch the guilty, rather than a press release law designed to catch the headlines? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it Picture Quote #1

The low carbon economy is at the leading edge of a structural shift now taking place globally Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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In my view what you can’t argue for is a system that is neither decisive nor proportional and can be indecisive and disproportionate at the same time Picture Quote #1

If some of the people who write about mojo came with me for a week, they would drop dead on their feet Picture Quote #1

You can gain in your effectiveness as a politician from a wide acquaintance with the world and from a degree of independence that having some outside interests gives Picture Quote #1

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 human rights with impunity Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Let’s not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can’t have high standards without good discipline (William Hague Quotes) Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense (William Hague Quotes) I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction (William Hague Quotes) I don’t think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes (William Hague Quotes) 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 (William Hague Quotes) We hope that the long darkness through which the Burmese people have lived may now be coming to an end (William Hague Quotes) 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 (William Hague Quotes) Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve (William Hague Quotes) 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 (William Hague Quotes) 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 (William Hague Quotes) We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today (William Hague Quotes) 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 (William Hague Quotes) Wouldn’t it be better to have a watertight law designed to catch the guilty, rather than a press release law designed to catch the headlines? (William Hague Quotes) 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 (William Hague Quotes) I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it (William Hague Quotes) The low carbon economy is at the leading edge of a structural shift now taking place globally (William Hague Quotes) 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 (William Hague Quotes) 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 (William Hague Quotes) In my view what you can’t argue for is a system that is neither decisive nor proportional and can be indecisive and disproportionate at the same time (William Hague Quotes) If some of the people who write about mojo came with me for a week, they would drop dead on their feet (William Hague Quotes) You can gain in your effectiveness as a politician from a wide acquaintance with the world and from a degree of independence that having some outside interests gives (William Hague Quotes) 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 human rights with impunity (William Hague Quotes) 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 (William Hague Quotes)

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