Our common realm is not and cannot be stripped of values – I absolutely reject the idea that religion should somehow be tolerated but not encouraged in public life. – Gordon Brown
America knows it has got to deal with its deficit problems so that it, too, can promise it is making its proper and best contributions to the world economy. – Gordon Brown
The Britain I know is the Britain of Jo Cox. The Britain where people are tolerant and not prejudiced, and where people hate hate. – Gordon Brown
I think fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers – we should look at what young people are saying to us. – Gordon Brown
I hate prejudice, discrimination, and snobbishness of any kind – it always reflects on the person judging and not the person being judged. Everyone should be treated equally. – Gordon Brown
The NHS cannot be privatised if that’s not the will of the Scottish people, and the Scottish health service will have the funding that’s necessary if that’s also the will of the Scottish people. – Gordon Brown
I don’t see politics as one or two people just making or delivering announcements – it’s also about winning public support and the public enthusiasm. You’ve got to win public support. – Gordon Brown
To my astonishment, everything that I had assumed was now questioned by the findings. What started off as a search for identity that appeared to be purely Scottish in origin ended up as a discovery of my migrant roots – indeed an understanding that almost all of our families, at some stage, have been migrants – and my European roots. – Gordon Brown
In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world. – Gordon Brown
Climate change is a consequence of the build up of greenhouse gases over the past 200 years in the atmosphere, and virtually all these emissions came from the rich countries. – Gordon Brown
I am a father with young kids, and you want to know the jobs in the future are going to be there. – Gordon Brown
What is happened in the years since the Second World War is not a temporary truce. It is not simply a ceasefire. Instead of battling with weapons and armaments, people battle only with arguments and ideas. – Gordon Brown
I want to do something for Kirkcaldy and Fife. I am a full-time MP, not a businessman. – Gordon Brown
You can’t just vote for yourself. All the time, you’re thinking what sort of country, what world, what future? – Gordon Brown
We must understand that the British public’s relationship with Europe is – and always has been, the sporting arena aside – about the benefits we can achieve in jobs, security, and quality of life from membership and how these benefits outweigh any disadvantages. – Gordon Brown
