Neil Kinnock Quotes
Loyalty is a fine quality, but in excess it fills political graveyards.
Kinnock, Neil. Speech to the Labour Party Conference, Bournemouth, 1 Oct. 1985. Cited in Jay, Antony, ed. The Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations. Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 214.
He was asked if he supported President Donald Trump, whose first 100 days was in the view of most political analysts, historians and many politicians--almost all Democrats and even many Republicans to be one of the worst on record. His popular approval rating was the worst after 100 days than any other President since support polls had been started. Kasich had stringly opposed Trup in the 2016 election. His answer reflected his view that al should support whatever president was in office even thought they might at the same to be very critical and opuitspoken about his weaknesses and failings. The President is everyone's President even though he may not act like it.
Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock PC is a British politician. As a member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 until 1995, first for Bedwellty and then for Islwyn. He was the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1983 until 1992, and Vice-President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004.
