Good political leadership for me involves getting the big decisions right - however difficult, however controversial, however potentially divisive - and then being able to take people with you. Charles Kennedy bigcontroversialdecision Change image and share on social
There is no satisfaction to be derived from having had many of our arguments borne out by events. Charles Kennedy argumentbearderive Change image and share on social
My health is good and it's up to me to keep it that way. Charles Kennedy goodhealth Change image and share on social
I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else. Charles Kennedy genuinelykindperson Change image and share on social
I believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I think there is no more nauseating a sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them. Charles Kennedy abilityaccessafford share on social
Of all the principles which constitute Liberal Democracy, internationalism is the clearest, the most distinctive, and the one with the longest history. Charles Kennedy clearconstitutedemocracy Change image and share on social
As I spread my wings in politics, I discovered many Thatcher voters down south who were the same kind of people who loathed her in Scotland. They were puzzled by the Scots' antipathy, given the Falklands war and the strong militaristic history of the Highlands and elsewhere. Charles Kennedy antipathydiscoverfalklands share on social
I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short. Charles Kennedy dwelleventlife Change image and share on social
Like John Major in her wake, Thatcher was convinced that she understood the Scots - yet couldn't understand why we remained so stubbornly resistant towards the notion of understanding her. Charles Kennedy convincejohnmajor Change image and share on social
