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“I don't stand before you as the First Minister of an independent Scotland - that must wait for another day perhaps.”

Alex Salmond

Scotland and Northern Ireland (June 18, 2007)

“Such are the joys of national leadership!”

Alex Salmond

Principles and Priorities : Programme for Government (September 5, 2007)

“We see barriers to business as barriers to national progress.”

Alex Salmond

Strategic objectives of new Government (May 23, 2007)

“Scotland has a global identity. We have always been internationalists, looking beyond our shores for ideas, influences and ways that we can enrich others. Scotland has deep ties of kinship and history with the Commonwealth. And the Scots Diaspora has a prominent place in the history of the United States, Canada and many nations.”

Alex Salmond

Vision for Scotland in the European Union (December 12, 2007)

“The scars remain and the wounds are still deep.”

Alex Salmond

Scottish Government's relationship with Europe (July 11, 2007)

“I wouldn't dream of intruding into a reserved matter.”

Alex Salmond

Principles and Priorities : Programme for Government (September 5, 2007)

“It is not the purpose of Government to legislate - rather it is for Government and Parliament to legislate with a purpose.”

Alex Salmond

Principles and Priorities : Programme for Government (September 5, 2007)

“I don't think it's a good idea for politicians to design television programmes, but what we can do is design policies - and by implementing those policies we help to create an environment in which talented people can do great things, and significant and dynamic creative companies can be built for this generation and the next generation. That means having the infrastructure, the skills, and the education. We need a clear vision. We need to identify the opportunities and provide the resources.”

Alex Salmond

Broadcasting Speech (August 8, 2007)

“It is essential that we stress the importance of St Andrews Day to our children - to ensure that they grow up with a full appreciation of their rich heritage and what it means to be Scottish - confident and secure in their national identity and their place in the world.”

Alex Salmond

Source: St Andrew's Day (November 30, 2007)

“You are able to have disagreements as long as you’re straight talking – you say honestly what can and can’t be done.”

Alex Salmond

“There is a need to renew our economic institutions and the principles which guide them. Parts of the financial sector, we now know, were run on a false prospectus. With the rewards to some individuals completely divorced from basic ideas of fairness, or service. And, as it transpires, sadly those rewards were also divorced from any reasonable notion of lasting value. That could not be sustained. And it was not sustained.”

Alex Salmond

Scotland in the World Forum (February 4, 2008), Church of Scotland (May 25, 2009)

“It is unfinished business.”

Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond: The coup against Corbyn was planned to stop him calling for Blair’s head after Chilcot http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/14594947.The_coup_against_Corbyn_was_planned_to_stop_him_calling_for_Blair___s_head_after_Chilcot/ (4 July 2016)

“As you sowed, so Scotland reaped.”

Alex Salmond

Scotland in the World Forum (February 4, 2008), Church of Scotland (May 25, 2009)

“I believe that we must look outwards, not inwards, to test our true economic potential - measuring ourselves against our international competitors.”

Alex Salmond

Scotland in the World Forum (February 4, 2008)

“Our national story has its full share of grief and pain as well as triumph and expectation. But through it all, hope remains and dreams do not die.”

Alex Salmond

Third Session of Parliament (June 30, 2007)

“The campaign was disgusting. It split on religious lines. It was one of those moments when you thought that ‘if politics is going to be like this, I’d like to go and do something else’.”

Alex Salmond

“This Prime Minister must be drummed from office and we will use each and every opportunity to make that a reality…But this Prime Minister deserves to be impeached - and we, with others, will present the case that he should be required to answer…I believe that this Prime Minister now operates outside the currency of debate, beyond the pale of decency…I don't just challenge the policies of Tony Blair, I challenge his morality…This is not a question of this Prime Minister - any prime minister - making a judgement call and just being wrong. It is not a matter, as Blair would have us believe, of someone acting in good faith and making an honest mistake. This is a man who buried the intelligence that was inconvenient, manipulated the information to suit his purpose, and entered into a secret pact with the American President to go to war come what may.”

Alex Salmond

Speech at the SNP annual conference (24 September 2004), quoted in The Independent, ' Salmond back with threat to impeach PM http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/salmond-back-with-threat-to-impeach-pm-6160873.html' (25 September 2004).

“Our churches are here to provide comfort and to offer hope as they always do in moments of extremity.”

Alex Salmond

Scotland in the World Forum (February 4, 2008), Church of Scotland (May 25, 2009)

“She is the living memorial as to why Scots want their own parliament.”

Alex Salmond

Remarks made after Margaret Thatcher opposed Scottish devolution (9 September 1997), The Times (10 September 1997), p. 8.

“While individuals must take responsibility for their spending, they are entitled to protections from outrageous credit charges.”

Alex Salmond

Citizens Advice Bureaux (August 15, 2007)