Charles Kennedy

Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable.

Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.

Courage is a peculiar kind of fear.

There are severe limitations on civil rights. In the international arena, Iran is turning into an isolated country, and the international community is becoming more hostile toward it.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system.