Normally, people give up parliament because they want to do more business or spend more time with family. My wife said 'why… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Parliaments have stopped laughing at woman suffrage, and politicians have begun to dodge! It is the inevitable premonition of coming victory. — Carrie Chapman Catt Copy Share Image
When I first arrived at the Matignon, my desire was to reconcile Parliament and De Gaulle. I had forgotten only two things.… — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
The passage of a Bill through Parliament is a chance for members of Parliament - including government ministers - to finesse and… — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
I'm the first Thai prime minister in history that first time win half of parliament seats and second time win 76% of… — Thaksin Shinawatra Copy Share Image
A balanced tone on Europe will free us to address in depth the domestic economic and social agenda which we neglected throughout… — Kenneth Clarke Copy Share Image
[The] prevailing reason at this time is, that the Act of Parliament is against the Magna Charta, and the natural rights of… — Thomas Hutchinson Copy Share Image
The U.K.'s climate change act was passed by a majority of 463 votes to three. That is really quite extraordinary. The will… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
The only way out [of international dictatorship] is to place international law above governments, which means [...] that there must be a… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Men have their intellectual ancestry, and the likeness of some one of them is forever unexpectedly flashing out in the features of… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
If parliament and government work together in their respective constitutional roles, and respect due processes, we will maximise our chances of making… — Dominic Grieve Copy Share Image
When I was asked to manage some issues in Europe for the government, I didn't go to Parliament and just make a… — Tan Cheng Bock Copy Share Image
The sanction of force stands behind the medley of personal orders and regulations of Martial Law. The sanction of the people's consent… — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Copy Share Image
“People seem to think that if a man is a Member of Parliament he may do what he pleases. ... Being in… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
I make no pretence at being well-versed in politics - it is all too often about personalities and emotion - but I… — Gina Miller Copy Share Image
My party was the only party that opposed the bifurcation of the state in Parliament, and I was suspended from the House… — Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Copy Share Image
It's a national failing to think of politics as something that goes on in Parliament. It isn't; it's something that goes on… — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
I tremble when I am reminded of the fact that I have to be in charge of this country and Parliament, which… — Lal Bahadur Shastri Copy Share Image
There must have been good grounds for belief in witchcraft; otherwise Parliament would not have legislated against it. — Edward Coke Copy Share Image
If nominated by either party, I should peremptorily decline, and even if unanimously elected, I should decline to serve. — William Tecumseh Sherman Copy Share Image
There are hundreds of Canadian communities that have given more thought to hiring their rink manager than they have to electing their… — Preston Manning Copy Share Image
It is in that English Parliament the chains for Ireland are forged, and any Irish patriot who goes into that forge to… — Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Copy Share Image
I won't have you electioneering on my doorstep. Every time you get in trouble in Parliament you run over here with your… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
[Congress] is not the British Parliament, and I hope it never will become the British Parliament... Are we going to bring the… — Trent Lott Copy Share Image
I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. — George Osborne Copy Share Image
The House of Commons starts its proceedings with a prayer. The chaplain looks at the assembled members with their varied intelligence and… — Alfred Denning, Baron Denning Copy Share Image
I think the whole way that Parliament works in Westminster needs a damn good shake up and I want to be part… — Heidi Allen Copy Share Image
What is so attractive about Uganda for missionaries is that they have free rein. They can go anywhere they please - schools,… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
When I was pregnant during my time in Parliament, I was frequently asked by the media how I would manage being an… — Jo Swinson Copy Share Image
I am a small party worker. I tried to perform in Parliament. Maximum attendance, maximum number of questions asked and maximum participation… — Anurag Thakur Copy Share Image
Parliament will never accept that the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland should be held at the mercy of a Damoclean… — Nick Boles Copy Share Image
[It was] the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament which has caused in the colonies… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The British Parliament always has adjusted and that is why it is the oldest in the world, because it takes its lead… — Kemi Badenoch Copy Share Image
I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative,… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst… — John Selden Copy Share Image
At times I wonder whether or not your role as a member of Parliament... may in fact inhibit a relationship developing. — Lara Giddings Copy Share Image
I'm known for wearing tweed jackets, khaki pants and suede shoes. I've only worn a suit in parliament under duress, when I… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
I didn't grow up with Broadway music. My mother played Perry Como, while I listened to Andy Williams records. Later on it… — Donny Osmond Copy Share Image
The public treasure has been duly applied to the uses to which it was appropriated by Parliament, and regular accounts have been… — Robert Walpole Copy Share Image
We have in the last two years, we have passed 350 legislation in the parliament, most of which deal with democratization, human… — Bulent Ecevit Copy Share Image
![“[The] prevailing reason at this time is, that the Act of Parliament is against the Magna Charta, and the natural rights of Englishmen, and therefore, according to Lord Coke, null and void.” quote by Thomas Hutchinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bbb/thomas-hutchinson-73861_america_the-prevailing-reason-at-this-time-is-th_1115606.jpg)
![“The only way out [of international dictatorship] is to place international law above governments, which means [...] that there must be a parliament for making it, and that parliament must be constituted by means of worldwide elections in which all nations will take part.” quote by Albert Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/209/albert-camus-47_dictatorship_the-only-way-out-of-international-dictat_1021328.jpg)
![“[Congress] is not the British Parliament, and I hope it never will become the British Parliament... Are we going to bring the president in here and have a question period like the prime minister has in Great Britain?” quote by Trent Lott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/20a/trent-lott-20071_britain_congress-is-not-the-british-parliament-a_731493.jpg)
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