David Davis Quotes (44 Quotes)

The remarkable thing is why it took so long to bring this prosecution, especially when much of the evidence was known about years ago.

It is entirely possible that having 90 days as a detention time could actually help be a recruiting sergeant for terrorists.

This raises serious questions about the monitoring of terror suspects. The government should now answer our call for an independent inquiry so that the lessons of the July bombings can be learned.

Over the last two to three years gold mining companies have undergone restructuring and cost saving. They are in a prime position to take advantage of an upward swing in the gold price. It has been underpinned this week by geopolitical concerns.

Cameron's people have already started booking the village halls, ... Our people on the ground in the constituencies have already had invitations for him to come and speak. It seems to be a panic move. We will be going out to speak to the membership as well, but we will do it with a bit more style.

The Home Office must get an urgent grip on this problem. They are failing in their principle responsibility to protect the citizens of this country.

This is no dog-and-pony show, ... Your apology is too late, Mr. Lawson.

Let's not pretend that we can win the war on terror by passing every single law the government throws up,

Last year we called for the government to put in place a rigorous method of monitoring the continuing safety of those returned to Zimbabwe. The government must now show they have done this and not simply wasted the past few months. Otherwise, we will not know the fate of the people sent back and what the Mugabe regime does to them.

This thing of traveling in Illinois, and being eaten up by bed bugs, and mosquitoes (fleas you know don't trouble me much) is not what it's cracked up to be.

The question has to be asked, 'What has the existing criminal justice system been doing over the past eight years' This Government has form for headline-grabbing announcements, only to fail to follow up with any delivery.

Morale is at the lowest point since I've been here.

The Washington embassy is one of the biggest and best-equipped embassies we have in the world, and I would think that they could do a decent job if anybody could.

The exam is a disgrace, ... Understanding Britain's history is crucial to understanding how our country works in practice today.

Unfortunately this failure was a direct consequence of the government's chaotic asylum policy and its porous borders.

If somebody plans to carry out a series of murders... then this is obviously an evil and pre-meditated attack and in that case, there could be a deterrent effect.

The price of a foreign holiday is a requirement to be put on the national identity register.

Well it is a darn shame we have to have something bad happen to get people interested, but that's kind of what it takes. And if there's any benefit at all from disasters outside of our area, it would be that, that other people say well it could happen to me.

They display their intolerance of racism with their white and black bands,

The constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times, and under all circumstances.

We just enjoy people, and it feels good to help them. We want to give back to the community, because it's given so much to us.

I got out onto the streets because I lost my job. I kept drinking and got fired for it. I had no money and I couldn't make ends meet, so I went on the street.

Of course we're biased out there with the Pac-10. So if we could have USC and Texas, it would be just special. It would be as good a game as we could hope for.

If we achieve the labor savings we are seeking, losses will be 400 million (in 2006).

Well, it is a breach of the law, so if it was recent, the answer would be no.

Well, here on the coast, ... the possibility of an earthquake, which would result in a tsunami, is our main concern here.

This is the latest in a long line of failures. This serial incompetence beggars belief.

If he took the papers in... that, I'm afraid, is a very unwise thing for him to do and I do think this is a resigning issue.

Do you know how many people ask me why I didn't hold you in contempt after the last stunt you pulled in this courtroom

It (satellite radio) has been around for about three and a half years.

I'm kind of overwhelmed. It's quite an honor.

I continued drinking and it got worse. Finally, in 1998, I became sober, and I pretty much did it on my own and with some help from Alcoholics Anonymous.

The proposition is this that in a time of war the commander of an armed force... has the power... to suspend all civil rights and their remedies, and subject citizens... to the rule of his will... If true, our republican government is a failure, and there is an end of liberty regulated by law.

Well I think there's going to be a lot of lessons learned, ... but I think that the preparedness, the individual to take responsibility to become prepared himself. And to realize that the government can't always help him.

Nothing can justify the murder of innocent people. People across Britain will be sickened by this video.

I'll tell you the truth, when I first became homeless, I liked the freedom. So many people like it out there, not paying rent and are free to use drugs. Some people choose to stay out there.

The blue bands have raised money to highlight awareness of bullying. This generation wants a government that helps their neighbour.

The Government has yet to make a convincing case for this and we will be studying that proposal carefully.

I think it would have been much easier just to say to the party in the country 'why don't we reverse the order - you have the first hit and MPs have the last say'

Northwest, Delta it seems so many airlines are in this situation. It's not in our control, and there is not a whole lot to do except carry on.

The idea that you can't leave the country without having your name put on a national identity register is an interesting idea of voluntary. This is a creeping compulsion.

Clearly it is an embarrassment that the party rank and file turned down a proposal from the leadership of the rank and file - from the chairman - but that's by the by, we have to deal with that.

The public expects, especially at this time of heightened terrorism, the Government to speak with one voice. The case for detention without charge for 90 days has yet to be made.

This time I came top, ... I'm hoping I'll come top again on Thursday.