You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you don't agree with, or find disagreeable, so it's important to stress that balance. William Hague on business
The message I take all round the world is Britain is open for business. William Hague on business
I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on. William Hague on business
I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes. William Hague on change
We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today. William Hague on change
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 on change
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 by the EU. That needs to change. William Hague on change
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 on change
As far as I'm aware, everybody in the shadow cabinet accepts that there's a compelling case on climate change and a strong scientific case. William Hague on change
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 on environmental
Syria should not belong to one family, to one coterie, or to one party. It belongs to all the people of Syria equally, in all their religious and ethnic diversity. William Hague on family
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 on freedom
The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather than be at threat of... the threat of an over powerful monarch at the time. William Hague on freedom
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 on future
The EU is not a country and it's 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 on future
Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline. William Hague on good
I'm not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique. William Hague on government
I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government. William Hague on government
It is the mission of the next Conservative Government to build the Responsible Society. William Hague on government
At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity. William Hague on government