A biography for William Haguehasn’t been written yet.
“It's not too late to stop the Lisbon Treaty.”
“It's necessary for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises that are required to get the direct talks back on track.”
“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.”
“I've always been opposed myself to prisoners having the vote.”
“People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.”
“Someone once claimed I was not really a Yorkshireman!”
“I know people are fickle.”
“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.”
“In my view what you can't argue for is a system that is neither decisive nor proportional and can be indecisive and disproportionate at the same time.”
“I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government.”
“When we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself no wonder the public believe politicians are hypocrites.”
“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.”
“The war in Iraq, clearly has not turned out in the way that was hoped.”
“Whatever happens in Mogadishu, in Somalia, will happen in Great Britain. We have interlocking interests.”
“Elected presidents are for countries.”
“We're not getting involved in terms of sending ground forces into Libya. Let's be clear about that. And indeed the UN Resolution forbids that. It says no foreign occupation of any part of Libya.”
“I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it.”
“Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party.”
“Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense.”
“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.”