The LibDem conference is fast approaching! And what better way to celebrate than with this definitive collection of the best things Liberals have ever said?

Duncan Brack’s fantastic new book, The Dictionary of Liberal Quotations, offers readers the chance to relive the highlights, humour & historic words of the world’s Liberal thinkers. It’s on special offer for the duration of the conference, so get your orders in quick.

Edmund Burke, 1768
‘It is a general popular error to imagine the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.’

Nick Clegg, 2012
‘The freedom to be who you are. The opportunity to be who you could be. That, in essence, is the Liberal promise.’

Tim Farron, 2013
(on the Liberal Democrat’s ability to survive)
‘A bit like cockroaches after a nuclear war, just a bit less smelly, we are made of sterner stuff.’

George Bernard Shaw, 1903
‘Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.’

David Steel, 1976
‘The road I intend to travel may be a bumpy one, and I recognise the risk that in the course of it we may lose some of the passengers, but I don’t mind so long as we arrive at the end of it reasonably intact and ready to achieve our goals.’

Shirley Williams, 1999
‘Women bring fresh value to politics. Where they play a large part in shaping the culture of public life, as in Scandinavia, politics begin to change… Our voices should be heard. In a world wracked by violence and by poverty, we cannot abandon the struggle.’

In need of more Liberal inspiration? Buy The Dictionary of Liberal Quotations. It’s on special offer now.
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