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 on government
I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people won't 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 on government
Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents. William Hague on history
Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history. William Hague on history
The people of Britain want a Home Secretary who will give them back their streets. They want a Home Secretary who will speak up for the victim, not the criminal. William Hague on home
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 hope
We hope that the long darkness through which the Burmese people have lived may now be coming to an end. William Hague on hope
I don't 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 on intelligence
It's 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 on leadership
Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense. William Hague on marriage
It's 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 on peace
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 on politics
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 I'm not sorry, and I'd do it again no wonder the public think that power has gone to their heads. William Hague on power
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 on power
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 on respect
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 on respect
I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes. William Hague on society
It is the mission of the next Conservative Government to build the Responsible Society. William Hague on society
To the teacher weighed down with paperwork, I say: you've been messed around too often. You came into teaching to spend your time teaching children not filling in forms. William Hague on teacher
There is no budget for travel for a Shadow Foreign Secretary. William Hague on travel