Famous Quotes

"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

More quotes about Respect

• "An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Respect

• "Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized."

  Albert Einstein on Respect

• "Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized."

  Albert Einstein on Respect

• "Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery."

  Malcolm X on Respect

• "If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem."

  Abraham Lincoln on Respect

More quotes by William Hague

• "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."

• "The message I take all round the world is Britain is open for business."

• "I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on."

• "I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes."

• "We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today."