General Election 2010: Conservative Party campaign: David Cameron speech on "Mending our Broken Society"

General Election 2010: Conservative Party campaign: David Cameron speech on "Mending our Broken Society"; Cameron speech SOT - We need to move from big government to the Big Society - a society with personal and collective responsibility right at its heart. To set off on this new course, we will be guided by the philosophy of progressive conservatism. Progressive - because if the Big Society exists for any reason, it must be to help the most disadvantaged in our country and seek to create a more united and equal place for us all. But Conservative too - because we need to draw upon historic values of conservatism, discipline, responsibility, a deep faith in mankind and womankind, a respect for traditional institutions, such as family, church, community and country, and an appreciation of the limitations of the state. Progressive conservatism is a modern philosophy that is right for an age in which debate is being widened and power is being diffused. - That is why it is such a powerful idea, one that should be unleashed to tackle our biggest problems. It is an idea whose time has come. And it reflects age-old truths. In fact, it was perhaps the most famous liberal politician in British history, William Gladstone, who best summed up what I believe a government should do. 'It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right,' he said. Gladstone was, of course, a classic liberal. But he also understood the power of traditional values. And in these 19 words, he perfectly defined the ideal for government. One that frees up people to do good, but is not scared to confront them when they are bad. - So how are we going to do it? The defining characteristic of the modern Conservative approach is found in the phrase power to the people. This is not just a slogan. It is a radical blueprint for redrawing society based on a belief that the best ideas come from the ground up, not the top down. On a faith that people can come together to...
General Election 2010: Conservative Party campaign: David Cameron speech on "Mending our Broken Society"; Cameron speech SOT - We need to move from big government to the Big Society - a society with personal and collective responsibility right at its heart. To set off on this new course, we will be guided by the philosophy of progressive conservatism. Progressive - because if the Big Society exists for any reason, it must be to help the most disadvantaged in our country and seek to create a more united and equal place for us all. But Conservative too - because we need to draw upon historic values of conservatism, discipline, responsibility, a deep faith in mankind and womankind, a respect for traditional institutions, such as family, church, community and country, and an appreciation of the limitations of the state. Progressive conservatism is a modern philosophy that is right for an age in which debate is being widened and power is being diffused. - That is why it is such a powerful idea, one that should be unleashed to tackle our biggest problems. It is an idea whose time has come. And it reflects age-old truths. In fact, it was perhaps the most famous liberal politician in British history, William Gladstone, who best summed up what I believe a government should do. 'It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right,' he said. Gladstone was, of course, a classic liberal. But he also understood the power of traditional values. And in these 19 words, he perfectly defined the ideal for government. One that frees up people to do good, but is not scared to confront them when they are bad. - So how are we going to do it? The defining characteristic of the modern Conservative approach is found in the phrase power to the people. This is not just a slogan. It is a radical blueprint for redrawing society based on a belief that the best ideas come from the ground up, not the top down. On a faith that people can come together to...
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