William Hague Quotes - Page 2

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• I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.

  William Hague

  Thinking, Principles, Way

  "Decca Aitkenhead meets William Hague". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2009.

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• 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

  People, Earning, Share

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• Yes, I've never inherited a penny!

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  Pennies

  "Decca Aitkenhead meets William Hague". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2009.

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• Egypt is a sovereign nation.

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  Egypt, Sovereign, Nations

  "Foreign Secretary: 'We are on the side of a stable democratic future for Egypt'". "Andrew Marr Show", www.gov.uk. February 6, 2011.

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• You can see over time whether people are prepared to differ or not.

  William Hague

  People, Prepared

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• Time is not on Gaddafi's side. People ask about the exit strategy. It's Colonel Gaddafi who needs an exit strategy because this pressure will only mount and it will be intensified over the coming days and weeks.

  William Hague

  People, Needs, Pressure

  "The Andrew Marr Show", news.bbc.co.uk. April 24, 2011.

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• I know people are fickle.

  William Hague

  People, Fickle, Knows

  "Decca Aitkenhead meets William Hague". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2009.

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• To the hard-working people who set a little bit aside each month, to provide for their children, or to fund their own retirement, I say: you should be rewarded not punished.

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  Retirement, Children, Hard Work

  "Hague's 'foreign land' speech". www.theguardian.com. March 4, 2001.

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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?

  William Hague

  Law, Guilty, Release

  "Yesterday in parliament" by The Associated Press, www.theguardian.com. February 16, 2006.

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• For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place.

  William Hague

  Matter, Somalia, Security

  "William Hague begins Somalia visit". www.theguardian.com. February 2, 2012.

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• I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism.

  William Hague

  Idealism And Realism, Foreign Policy, Realism

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• 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

  Stress, People, Balance

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• Someone once claimed I was not really a Yorkshireman!

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• Those who back the Syrian regime from now on will find themselves in an even more isolated and indefensible minority.

  William Hague

  Minorities, Regimes, Isolated

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• 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.

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  Trying, World, Arguing

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• A generation of children has been betrayed.

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  Children, Generations, Betrayed

  "Hague's 'foreign land' speech". William Hague's speech to the Spring forum in Harrogate, www.theguardian.com. March 4, 2001.

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

  William Hague

  Iraq, Decision, Invasion

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

  William Hague

  Track, Compromise, Palestinian

  Interview with Andrew Marr, news.bbc.co.uk. March 1, 2011.

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• Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping.

  William Hague

  Play, Doe, These Days

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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

  Strong, Shadow, Climate

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• There is no budget for travel for a Shadow Foreign Secretary.

  William Hague

  Travel, Shadow, Secretary

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• The low carbon economy is at the leading edge of a structural shift now taking place globally...

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  Economy, Lows, Carbon

  "William Hague tells ministers to help green industries boost economy" by Juliette Jowit, www.theguardian.com. May 15, 2012.

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• 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.

  William Hague

  Country, Views, Working Together

  "William Hague dismisses Tony Blair's vision of European Union presidency" by Hélène Mulholland, www.theguardian.com. June 9, 2011.

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• Elected presidents are for countries.

  William Hague

  Country, President

  "William Hague dismisses Tony Blair's vision of European Union presidency" by Hélène Mulholland, www.theguardian.com. June 9, 2011.

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

  William Hague

  Party, People, Campaigns

  "The Andrew Marr Show", news.bbc.co.uk. April 24, 2011.

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