Theres only one growth strategy: work hard. – William Hague
To the teacher weighed down with paperwork, I say: youve been messed around too often. You came into teaching to spend your time teaching children not filling in forms. – William Hague
Where defining foreign policy as ethical went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes. – William Hague
When the Lord Chancellor violates the trust of his great office of state to solicit party donations from people whose careers he can control, and then says Im not sorry, and Id do it again no wonder the public think that power has gone to their heads. – William Hague
Its really necessary for the United States to continue to give strong leadership to the Middle East peace process, supported by European countries at the same time. – William Hague
I dont deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world. – William Hague
I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people wont believe the Government of the day, so they have to know that lessons have been learnt and that all political parties and people, whether they were for or against the invasion of Iraq, have learnt lessons. – William Hague
Im not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique. – William Hague
Lets not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you cant have high standards without good discipline. – William Hague
The EU is not a country and its not going to become a country, in my view, now or ever in the future. It is a group of countries working together. – William Hague
I dont think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes. – William Hague
As far as Im aware, everybody in the shadow cabinet accepts that theres a compelling case on climate change and a strong scientific case. – William Hague
You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you dont agree with, or find disagreeable, so its important to stress that balance. – William Hague
The war in Iraq, clearly has not turned out in the way that was hoped. – William Hague
I trust the people. – William Hague
There is no budget for travel for a Shadow Foreign Secretary. – William Hague
We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights. – William Hague
The world is not going into concentric blocs of power. It is actually going into a diffusion of power with more centres of decision-making than ever in human civilisation. That requires you to place yourself in far more hubs of power than ever before. – William Hague
When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to be sacked again from the same Cabinet for the same offence by the same Prime Minister no wonder the public are cynical about politics. – William Hague
Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense. – William Hague
