The legacy of Mandela is to have brought the country together... South Africa can be one of the success stories of the 21st century. David Cameron More Quotes by David Cameron More Quotes From David Cameron Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us. Society is stronger when we make vows to each other and we support each other. I don't support gay marriage in spite of being a conservative. I support gay marriage because I am a conservative. David Cameron gay ties believe For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone. David Cameron citizens law long There is such a thing as society. It's just not the same thing as the state. David Cameron states The best chapters in our economic history are those that embrace the many, not the few. David Cameron economic-history embrace economic Lots of people call me Dave, my mum calls me David, my wife calls me Dave, I don't really notice what people call me. David Cameron dave wife people We have the character of an island nation: independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty. We can no more change this British sensibility than we can drain the English Channel. And because of this sensibility, we come to the European Union with a frame of mind that is more practical than emotional. David Cameron independent emotional character It's time we admitted that there's more to life than money, and it's time we focused not just on GDP, but on GWB - general well-being. David Cameron well-being more-to-life gdp I like democracy. I like to be able to throw out my political leaders when they get things wrong, and we don't get to do that with Brussels. David Cameron democracy political leader Corruption is one of the greatest enemies of progress in our time. It is the cancer at the heart of so many of the world's problems. David Cameron enemy-of-progress cancer heart We are a great country, and whatever choice we make we will still be great. But I believe the choice is between being an even greater Britain inside a reformed EU or a great leap into the unknown. David Cameron choices believe country If you can work and if you're offered a job and you don't take it, you cannot continue to claim benefits. It will be extremely tough. David Cameron tough benefits jobs Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything. David Cameron different choices country I intend to end the something for nothing culture David Cameron ends culture Simply asking the British people to carry on accepting a European settlement over which they have had little choice is a path to ensuring that when the question is finally put - and at some stage it will have to be - it is much more likely that the British people will reject the EU. David Cameron choices asking people If Donald Trump came to visit Britain I think he would unite us all against him. David Cameron britain trump thinking The biggest danger to the European Union comes not from those who advocate change, but from those who denounce new thinking as heresy. In its long history, Europe has experience [with] heretics who turned out to have a point. David Cameron europe long thinking I think in any organisation it's right to set out what you stand for, what you're fighting for and bring that together in one document so that people can see that the modern compassionate Conservative Party is in it for everybody - not just the rich David Cameron party fighting thinking I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution Scotland and Scots make to Britain's success - so for me there's no question about whether Scotland could be an independent nation. David Cameron scotland independent hands It would be wrong to suggest that Scotland could not be another such successful, independent country. David Cameron independent successful country People are increasingly frustrated that decisions taken further and further away from them mean their living standards are slashed through enforced austerity or their taxes are used to bail out governments on the other side of the continent. David Cameron government taken mean
