▁Craig ▁Oliver ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁negative ▁impact ▁on ▁his ▁run ▁whereas ▁fellow ▁candidate ▁for ▁leadership ▁Domin ic ▁Ra ab ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁" ad m ires ▁[ G ove ' s ] ▁hon esty ". ▁ ▁Political ▁st ances ▁ ▁G ove ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁as ▁combining ▁soci ally ▁liberal ▁views ▁— ▁for ▁example , ▁on ▁gay ▁marriage ▁— ▁with ▁a ▁harder ▁Eu ros cept ic ▁and ▁ne o con serv ative ▁position ▁on ▁foreign ▁affairs . ▁He ▁has ▁expressed ▁his ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁should ▁generally ▁not ▁inter f ere ▁in ▁domestic ▁affairs ▁and ▁att ests ▁to ▁have ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁economic ▁freedom ▁in ▁certain ▁matters . ▁G ove ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁" the ▁only ▁sust ain able ▁eth ical ▁foundation ▁for ▁society ▁is ▁a ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁inn ate ▁worth ▁and ▁dign ity ▁of ▁every ▁individual ." ▁G iving ▁evidence ▁before ▁the ▁Le ves on ▁In qu iry ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁G ove ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁" un ash amed ly ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁say ▁that ▁we ▁should ▁think ▁very ▁carefully ▁before ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁reg ulation ▁because ▁the ▁cry ▁' Something ▁must ▁be ▁done ' ▁often ▁leads ▁to ▁people ▁doing ▁something ▁which ▁isn ' t ▁always ▁wise ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁Conference , ▁G ove ▁argued ▁that ▁Edmund ▁Bur ke , ▁an ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁phil os opher ▁who ▁commented ▁on ▁organ ic ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ,