Liam Fox Quotes (21 Quotes)

lied and broke the law and he must answer for that.

But while we can never predict where events will take us or the unavoidable bills we will have to pay as a consequence, we must confront the ghastly truth of Labour's legacy.

It's simply not sensible ... for the government to say there is no link whatsoever between what is happening in Iraq and what is happening in terms of recruiting extremists.

We can't afford to see Afghanistan roll backwards into a failed state that could become a base from which terrorist campaigns can be launched anywhere in the world.

I am the only candidate who is going into this contest with a positive vision of the future,

The whole thing is really quite pathetic. Here we have two self-obsessed schoolboys who spend all their time thinking about themselves and their future and not the future of the country.

Instead we need schools and colleges that are sensitive to the needs of young people and not the priorities of politicians and educationalists.

This is a celebration of a great historic figure.

If Iran becomes a nuclear weapon state it is the end of non-proliferation as we know it. If Iran gets a nuclear weapon you are likely to see Saudi, Egypt and other countries follow suit and we will bequeath to the next generation a nuclear arms race in the world's most unstable region.

The Opposition should be concentrating on opposing the government rather than involving themselves in endless speculation

We will continue to be a big contributor to NATO and our interests will be more secure.

This is an extremely good result. I am delighted to have polled well above predictions. I go into the next round with real momentum.

There is a difference between a military mission and the aspiration for the long-term plans for the country. What we want is a stable enough Afghanistan, able to look after its own security so we can leave without the fear of it imploding... But let's be clear - it's not going to be perfect.

Sending our Armed Forces across an international border clearly is a major political decision, with profound implications for Britain's international relations,

We are not in Afghanistan for the sake of the education policy in a broken 13th-century country. We are there so the people of Britain and our global interests are not threatened.

Instead of reaching inside ourselves we need to remind the country we are the natural party of government.

It is already apparent that the current system is proving unwieldy and liable to present MPs with a potentially unsuitable leader while the changes under discussion will severely restrict democracy within the party - clearly an undesirable move for a mode

New Labour was the most short-sighted, self-serving, incompetent, useless, and ineffective government that Britain has ever known. Make no mistake, Labour's economic policies were a national security liability.

It was wrong for the European Union's foreign affairs spokesman Javier Solana to rule out the use of force. It is wrong for Britain's Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, to echo him.

Britain needs an education system that is appropriate to both society and the individual - and it is wrong to pretend that watering down academic standards in pursuit of universal achievement will do that,

I've made it very clear what I believe in -- a sense of family, community, respect for the law, Britain controlling its own direction,