A biography for Charles Kennedyhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm a lifelong believer in trade unionism.”
“'Federalism', in the context of political and media usage in Britain, has come to mean the creation and imposition of a European superstate, one centralised in Brussels.”
“You won't catch Liberal Democrats describing trade unionists as wreckers.”
“That 1983 general election contained the telltale seeds of eventual Scottish Tory self-destruction.”
“If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every vote in the Highlands.”
“Britain is a European power. We cannot change our geography. Our involvement in the politics of European cooperation is one of necessity. Our wealth and our security depend upon it.”
“We have a Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales, both elected by fairer votes - involving proportional representation.”
“The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only way to approach such profound matters and retain your integrity.”
“We need a liberal agenda in which government resists the temptation to interfere in the lives of individuals but is equally determined to play an active role where creative action can advance the liberties of all.”
“The late Roy Jenkins was both a mentor and a personal friend. He was a man of both phenomenal intellect and political achievement in equal measure.”
“As someone who has led his party through two general elections, I have not always been immune from feeling the pressure of electioneering tactics.”
“I want our party to step up its efforts to reflect and champion the concerns of everybody who has reached the second half of their lives.”
“We Liberal Democrats don't believe we should use the tax structure to champion just one type of family.”
“Soon after the 1997 election, I argued that there was no inverse law of political gravity which said that everything which went down had to come back up.”
“Speaking to numerous teachers and nurses, I am consistently struck by the sense of mission they have about their work.”
“It must be a judge - never a politician - who decides whether someone is to be locked up.”