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William Hague Quotes

British - Politician Born: March 26, 1961

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There's only one growth strategy: work hard. William Hague

Work, Work Hard, Growth

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

Time, Freedom, Powerful

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

Freedom, Law, Mind

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline. William Hague

Truth, Good, Speak

Egypt is a sovereign nation. William Hague

Egypt, Nation, Sovereign

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

Change, Society, Changes

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. William Hague

Political, Rights, Human

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

Week, Me, People

Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge! William Hague

Best, Ambition, Tempered

We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated. William Hague

Progress, Doubt, You

To the teacher weighed down with paperwork, I say: you've been messed around too often. You came into teaching to spend your time teaching children not filling in forms. William Hague

Teacher, Time, Children

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

Future, Working Together

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. William Hague

Day, Government, Believe

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, Me, People

When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to be sacked again from the same Cabinet for the same offence by the same Prime Minister no wonder the public are cynical about politics. William Hague

Man, Politics, Cynical

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. William Hague

Future, Good, World

It's not too late to stop the Lisbon Treaty. William Hague

Late, Too Late, Stop

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

Change, Today, Reality

The total economy of Latin America is bigger than China. William Hague

America, Economy, Bigger

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

Power, World, Yourself

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, Better

Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally and discredited within Syria. William Hague

Change, End, Meaningful

The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase resentment. In the absence of an end to the senseless violence and a genuine process of political reform, we will continue to pursue further EU sanctions. William Hague

End, Political, Violence

Today further EU targeted sanctions on Syria come into force. The message is clear and unambiguous: those responsible for the repression will be singled out and held accountable. William Hague

Today, Message, Responsible

You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this - you cannot guarantee being able to prevent every attack or every kind of attack. William Hague

Stress, You, Place

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

Party, Remember, People

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