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.

— David Cameron

Any government I lead will continue with the equality of gay and lesbian people.

— David Cameron

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.

— David Cameron

Believe me I do understand, and I am disgusted by the idea that we should aim for any less for a child from a poor background than a rich one.

— David Cameron

Britain is characterized not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness.

— David Cameron

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.

— David Cameron

Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us. Society is stronger when we make vows to each other and we support each other. I don’t support gay marriage in spite of being a conservative. I support gay marriage because I am a conservative.

— David Cameron

For me, there is no greater sunshine in politics or in life than to have a job, security for your family, a good school place where you know your child is going, and the sense that if I put in, there will be a decent, secure retirement at the end of it all.

— David Cameron

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.

— David Cameron

I am very proud to have kept my commitment to introduce the married couples' tax allowance. I think it will prove very popular. Furthermore, I think it's absolutely right that we recognize marriage in the tax system properly, and I would like to see that expanded.

— David Cameron