David Cameron Quotes

A collection of quotes by David Cameron.

David Cameron is a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. He was born on October 9, 1966, in London, England. Cameron studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the University of Oxford and went on to work in the Conservative Party's research department.

In 2001, Cameron was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Witney constituency and quickly rose through the party ranks. He was appointed as the leader of the Conservative Party in 2005, aiming to modernize the party's image and broaden its appeal. During his tenure, Cameron enacted various reforms within the party, including changes in policies on social issues and environmental concerns.

In the 2010 general election, Cameron's Conservative Party formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, and he became the UK's youngest Prime Minister in nearly 200 years, at the age of 43. During his premiership, Cameron focused on issues such as economic recovery, job creation, and welfare reform. His government also successfully legalized same-sex marriage in England and Wales.

However, Cameron faced significant challenges during his tenure, including the 2016 EU membership referendum, commonly known as Brexit. Following the referendum result in favor of leaving the European Union, Cameron announced his resignation as Prime Minister. Since leaving office, he has largely retired from politics and published his memoir, "For the Record," which reflects on his time in office and the Brexit referendum.

We have the character of an island nation: independent, fort

We have the character of an island nation: independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty. We can no more change this British sensibility than we can drain the English Channel. And because of this sensibility, we come to the European Union with a frame of mind that is more practical than emotional.

We believe in a flexible union of free member states who sha

We believe in a flexible union of free member states who share treaties and institutions and pursue together the ideal of co-operation, to represent and promote the values of European civilisation in the world, advance our shared interests by using our collective power to open markets, and to build a strong economic base across the whole of Europe.

Power

I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland co

I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution Scotland and Scots make to Britain's success - so for me there's no question about whether Scotland could be an independent nation.

Alone

There's another way we are getting behind business - by sort

There's another way we are getting behind business - by sorting out the banks. Taxpayers bailed you out. Now it's time for you to repay the favour and start lending to Britain's small businesses.

Business

Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the v

Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens.

Amazing

Yes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral l

Yes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral leadership, America must do it in the right way, too.

Leadership

From Caesar's legions to the Napoleonic wars. From the Refor

From Caesar's legions to the Napoleonic wars. From the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the industrial revolution to the defeat of nazism. We have helped to write European history, and Europe has helped write ours.

History

The biggest danger to the European Union comes not from thos

The biggest danger to the European Union comes not from those who advocate change, but from those who denounce new thinking as heresy. In its long history Europe has experience of heretics who turned out to have a point.

Change

I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better

I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too. So I speak as British prime minister with a positive vision for the future of the European Union. A future in which Britain wants, and should want, to play a committed and active part.

Future

Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on t

Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us - a time when we can look back on the year that has passed and prepare for the year ahead.

Christmas

It does not seem to me that the steps which would be needed

It does not seem to me that the steps which would be needed to make Britain - and others - more comfortable in their relationship in the European Union are inherently so outlandish or unreasonable.

Relationship

I think we need to just be very clear about what we're tryin

I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not trying to create the perfect democracy. We're never going to create some ideal society. We are simply there for our own national security.

Society

Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Balti

Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean. And while we must never take this for granted, the first purpose of the European Union - to secure peace - has been achieved and we should pay tribute to all those in the EU, alongside Nato, who made that happen.

Freedom

I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to ch

I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to change even before a government changes and, actually, I think you can begin to see even the Labour machine beginning to understand that it has become over-reliant on targets and processes, that local governments have been over-bossed and bullied.

Change

For me, and I suspect for lots of other people too, bad thin

For me, and I suspect for lots of other people too, bad things actually sometimes make you think more about faith and the fact that you're not facing these things on your own.

Faith

Because with courage and conviction I believe we can deliver

Because with courage and conviction I believe we can deliver a more flexible, adaptable and open European Union in which the interests and ambitions of all its members can be met.

Courage

What Churchill described as the twin marauders of war and ty

What Churchill described as the twin marauders of war and tyranny have been almost entirely banished from our continent. Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean.

Freedom

We spend billions of pounds on welfare, yet millions are tra

We spend billions of pounds on welfare, yet millions are trapped on welfare. It's not worth their while going into work.

Work

The political system is broken, the economy is broken and so

The political system is broken, the economy is broken and so is society. That is why people are so depressed about the state of our country.

Society

After the Berlin Wall came down I visited that city and I wi

After the Berlin Wall came down I visited that city and I will never forget it. The abandoned checkpoints. The sense of excitement about the future. The knowledge that a great continent was coming together. Healing those wounds of our history is the central story of the European Union.

Future