"I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else." ― Charles Kennedy Topic(s): Politics More From Charles Kennedy "I should do something about the cigarettes; I quite accept that it’s bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential." "I believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I think there is no more nauseating a sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them." "I want to see far more decisions taken far closer to the patients, the passengers and the pupils. Far more power for locally and regionally elected politicians who understand best the needs of their areas. And far more say too for the dedicated staff at all levels in health and education." More In Politics "Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage."― Ambrose Bierce "Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you’re going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn’t – now – and this is the honest truth."― Mel Gibson "Liberalism is Rationalism in politics."― Francis Parker Yockey