Charles Kennedy Quotes

I live in Europe and care about democracy and sovereignty of nation states there.

Brexit is the best thing to happen for Russia, for America, for Germany, and for democracy.

Europe is a collection of free countries.

The European Community is not a capitalist plot aimed at damaging the interest of social democrats; on the contrary, it could become a mechanism which would enable social democracy to expand into unconquered [by the Russians] territories such as Italy.

The arguments in the Brexit vote and in the American presidential campaign are about the same. In a friendly way, may I also give some advice to the American people to make the right choice when the moment comes.

Brexit is not only not just about left and right. Brexit is about expertise.

If we left the European Union, it would be a one-way ticket, not a return. So we will have time for a proper, reasoned debate. At the end of that debate you, the British people, will decide.

I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.

It is a mystery why any Americans would support the concept of the EU.

Issues of foreign policy have a place in every election for President.

I take notice of those who have argued consistently for the modernisation of the E.U., but so many of the skeptics in Britain are just hostile to the whole European idea.

I do not consider the Lisbon Treaty to be a good thing for Europe, for the freedom of Europe, or for the Czech Republic.

And the big question for the West, of course, and to the Europeans is, what other countries, which were formerly part of the Soviet bloc, should be incorporated into western institutions?

My obligation, if I become president, is to give another direction to Europe than the one that is being forced upon us today.

Of all the principles which constitute Liberal Democracy, internationalism is the clearest, the most distinctive, and the one with the longest history.

Before, Europe was about treaties, laws and our sovereign right to govern ourselves. Now, it's about everyday lives.

The president's dream of a worldwide liberal utopia is going to undermine the security of the United States.

It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.

Britain is characterized not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness.

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.

Vote Democratic. The party for you, not just the few.

I think that there is a limit on how far you can export democracy.

The United States, of course, is determined to diversify Europe to such an extent that it becomes a meaningless entity.

… make Englishmen cognizant of the processes through which the progressive destinies of Europe are being worked out, so that whenever European Affairs may call for interference, they may be in no doubt as to the course to be pursued.

The Asylum they open to the oppressed of all nations should console the earth. The case with which the injured may escape from oppressive governments, will compel Princes to become just and cautious; and the rest of the world will gradually open their eyes upon the empty illusions with which they have been hitherto cheated by politicians. But for this purpose America must preserve herself from these illusions; and take care to avoid being what your ministerial writers are frequently saying She will be — an image of our Europe — a mass of divided powers contending for territory and commerce, and continually cementing the slavery of the people with their own blood.