“No sensible elected politician would look for spending reductions out ...” — John Redwood Quote

“No sensible elected politician would look for spending reductions out of sacking teachers and nurses. We all know how important they are and that our electors want to keep those we have and employ more where possible.”

“We should begin to remind people they are always after your money and if you are on something around average earnings you really don't have that spare capacity to pay for all these follies that Labour keep spending their money on.”

“When teachers try to teach, nurses try to nurse, small businesses try to serve their clients and the police try to arrest criminals, there is always a regulator or three breathing down their necks. Conservatives want to make people's lives easier.”

“I harbor no illusion that government and elected office is a panacea for all of society's ills.”

“I can tell you, if I'm elected president, it won't be on the Koran, and it won't be on the Book of Mormon.”

“When you look at every government, they're our elected officials, and you have to have some form of respect for them.”