Parliament Quotes

England is the Mother of Parliaments

— John Bright

“Love is my homeland, heart is my parliament.”

— Abhijit Naskar

We cannot insure success, but we can deserve it.

— Anonymous

England can never be ruined except by a Parliament.

— William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

I could not disobey the will of the Catalan parliament.

— Carles Puigdemont

The longer the title, the less important the job.

— George McGovern

I'm passionate about parliament democracy.

— Andrea Leadsom

I understand the principles of dissent in parliament.

— Jeremy Corbyn

The first years in Parliament I did nothing - nothing to any purpose. My own distinction was my darling object.

— William Wilberforce

Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.

— Jay Weatherill

We should no longer seek to have Budget surplus by end of Parliament. We should avoid tax rises.

— Theresa May

Parliament was an institution of enormous standing when I was aspiring to go in. It isn't now.

— Ann Widdecombe

We could not have parliamentary sovereignty with a European Parliament.

— Hugh Gaitskell

One doesn't need money to run for Parliament, but it is undoubtedly expensive.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

Nobody is sure of his life, property and health when the parliament deliberates.

— Janusz Korwin-Mikke

I'd love to play bass with Parliament Funkadelic, but I can't play bass, so I don't think that's going to happen.

— Anthony Bourdain

What happens when there is a conflict between the Scottish parliament, if it was established, and the Westminster parliament? Who is supreme?

— John Major

The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is…

— Stephen Harper

You have sat too long for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you.…

— Oliver Cromwell

I am totally in favour of reform - but it must be reform that changes the nature of British politics, not simply…

— David Blunkett

As I said, the matter of the Pan African Parliament was raised with us by other African countries who said we should…

— Thabo Mbeki

Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.

— Adam Michnik

We petitioned to get access to film [Suffragette] at the Houses of Parliament and we whooped with joy when we were allowed…

— Sarah Gavron

I've been very, very busy with my commitment to my constituency and to Parliament. So, I don't really have time to work…

— Kirron Kher

Even before he came to power in 1997, Gordon Brown promised to change the accounts to parliament from simple litanies of cash…

— James Buchan

We are a constitutional monarchy. I don't order laws, I propose them. Article 35 of our constitution states that the king can…

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love of his country; who, as an agent…

— Samuel Johnson

The urge to pass new laws must be seen as an illness, not much different from the urge to bite old women.…

— Auberon Waugh

We study the glory of God, and the honour and liberty of parliament, for which we unanimously fight, without seeking our own…

— Oliver Cromwell

In Afghanistan, there have been a lot of teachers assassinated, schools are being blown up, girls are harassed and in some cases,…

— Deborah Ellis

It is quite possible that we will soon come to live under some sort of global despotism, enlightened or not. This is…

— Torbjorn Tannsjo

The minds of youth are perpetually led to the history of Greece and Rime or to Great Britain; Boys are constantly repeating…

— Noah Webster

Yes, the Commission wants to increase its powers, Yes, it is a non-elected body and I do not want the Commission to…

— Margaret Thatcher

“We are made up of an entire parliament of pieces and parts and subsystems. Beyond a collection of local expert systems, we…

— David Eagleman

I was very glad that Mr. Attlee described my speeches in the war as expressing the will not only of Parliament but…

— Winston Churchill

Give us our parliament in Scotland. We will start with no traditions. We will start with ideals. We will start with purpose,…

— James Maxton

You may twist the word freedom as long as you please, but at last it comes to quiet enjoyment of your own…

— William Cobbett

In Burma, we are being told by so-called experts and some governments that we must be patient and that there can be…

— Zoya Phan

It is recorded how towards the end of the eighteenth century a Muslim visitor to England was taken to see the House…

— Margaret Thatcher

“Bill C-9 was supposed to be a budget bill, but it came with innumerable measures that had little or nothing to do…

— Lawrence Martin