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" Labour have been listening for too long to the so-called experts who think that competition is a dirty word and that communicating facts to our children is elitist. "

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" 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

Shadow

Change

Strong

" We're not getting involved in terms of sending ground forces into Libya. Let's be clear about that. And indeed the UN Resolution forbids that. It says no foreign occupation of any part of Libya. "

" 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? "

" I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction. "

" I still agree with the invasion of Iraq. I don't agree with most of the decisions that accompanied it. "

" 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

You

Place

" If some of the people who write about mojo came with me for a week, they would drop dead on their feet. "

William Hague

Feet

People

" 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. "

" People know that you can't spend more than you have. "

" 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. "

" Remember the No campaign is Conservative people, Labour people, people of no party. "

" Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders. "

" 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. "

" It's necessary for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises that are required to get the direct talks back on track. "

" When we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself no wonder the public believe politicians are hypocrites. "

" We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today. "

" It is the mission of the next Conservative Government to build the Responsible Society. "

" There's only one growth strategy: work hard. "

" Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense. "

" 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. "

" I trust the people. "

William Hague

People

Trust

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If there's one thing above all that sets me apart from Tony Blair it is this - I am not embarrassed to articulate the instincts of the British people. "

William Hague

I Am

British

" The British retreat is over and now the advance will begin. "

" I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it. "

" I know people are fickle. "