I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism. William Hague More Quotes by William Hague More Quotes From William Hague Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge! William Hague self-knowledge ambition self 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 block rights motivational 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 iran leader rights There's only one growth strategy: work hard. William Hague strategy growth hard-work The EU should be concentrated on adapting to globalisation and global competitiveness, not building more powerful centralised institutions in Brussels. William Hague building powerful should Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline. William Hague high-standards common-sense discipline 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. William Hague territory party government People feel that the EU is a one-way process, a great machine that sucks up decision-making from national parliaments to the European level until everything is decided at that level. William Hague decision people needs I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments. William Hague growth believe commitment 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 country hands people When we said that no more areas of power should go to the EU we were right. And now thanks to the European Union Act 2011, by law that cannot happen without a referendum. And we are just as right that the EU has more power in our national life than it should, and I believe as strongly as I ever have that when the right moment comes this party should set out to reduce it. William Hague party law believe You can gain in your effectiveness as a politician from a wide acquaintance with the world and from a degree of independence that having some outside interests gives. William Hague effectiveness independence giving I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it. William Hague burning exit country 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 ends president meaningful I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction. William Hague reactions found people 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 important guarantees 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. William Hague hypocrite home believe How long do Syrian families have to live in fear that their children will be killed or tortured, before the Security Council will act? How many people need to die before the consciences of world capitals are stirred? William Hague long children people It's not too late to stop the Lisbon Treaty. William Hague treaties late too-late Turning away Turkey from the EU would be a great, long-term - a century-long - error by Europe. William Hague turkeys errors europe
