An attitude of permanent indignation signifies great mental poverty. Politics compels it votaries to take that line and you can see their… — Paul Valery Copy Share Image
The ruling quality of leaders adaptive capacity, is what allows true leaders to make the nimble decisions that bring success. Adaptive capacity… — Warren G Copy Share Image
I agree that Scott Lively is marginal, and that is exactly why evangelicals must not let him speak for them. But in… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
We have no functioning parliament in Egypt and months ago Mohammed Morsi assumed legislative functions. Now he's decided that there should be… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
Fascists are flourishing politically in France and Italy, and now comes the murder of Pim Fortuyn, a populist politician who might have… — David Pryce-Jones Copy Share Image
“The real power in Ottawa, as in Washington, is in the executive branch. At the White House, there are daily briefings for… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share Image
Any attempts by any government to change Community legislation to its own wishes are doomed to failure following the extension of policy… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
We have used the presence of UNMIK, as well as other European and American agencies to establish a legal framework compatible with… — Ibrahim Rugova Copy Share Image
A chair's function is not just to provide a place to sit; it is to provide a medium for self-expression. Chairs are… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
The object of Parliament is to substitute argument for fisticuffs. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am glad to learn that the Parliament Bill has been passed for the Darlington Railway. — George Stephenson Copy Share Image
I have advocated postal reform for many years. The parliament said it was an absurd argument. The people have said it was… — Junichiro Koizumi Copy Share Image
When they are 50 yards from Parliament Hill, they are no longer honourable members, they are just nobodies. — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
Parliament is a tribal place. So the most difficult thing is to be labelled disloyal, even if you think you are standing… — Sam Gyimah Copy Share Image
The common man, no matter how sharp and tough, actually enjoys having the wool pulled over his eyes, and makes it easier… — P. T. Barnum Copy Share Image
I have been inspired by the way that Ken Clarke has navigated parliament. I am actively looking across the House for people… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
You cannot have man legislating and playing God in Parliament, and at the same time believe that Allah is the only legislator. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election. — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
I don't know how things stand in the thinking of the Italian parliament. The Pope doesn't get mixed up in Italian politics. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
My task, as a member of this parliament and a 30-year member of the Australian Labor Party, as its former leader, as… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said,… — Jacques Parizeau Copy Share Image
Parliament is a deliberate assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole; where, not local purpose, not local prejudices… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Michelle Landr is a fabulous member of Parliament. She is a true representative of that community. She's a classic middle-of-the-road Australian who… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I think it's absolutely fascinating that in Berlin the parliament can discuss actively the role of their soldiers in Afghanistan because is… — Stephen Daldry Copy Share Image
Europe has shown how government can be organised in a network. Its institutions both compete and co-operate and include a directly elected… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
I had almost forgotten to tell you that I have already been to the Parliament House; and yet this is of most… — Karl Philipp Moritz Copy Share Image
It seems to me that if you wish to apply laws to us, it were only reasonable to consult us on them,… — Naomi Novik 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
We need to review the process for the election of Speaker. We've got to reform Question Time, which is really a waste… — Richard Di Natale Copy Share Image
The thief who is in prison is not necessarily more dishonest than his fellows at large, but mostly one who, through ignorance… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I must say that, in the first instance, we got the request from many African countries who said, look, you people had… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
Daughter to that good Earl, once President Of England's Council, and her Treasury, Who lived in both, unstained with gold or fee,… — John Milton Copy Share Image
Mein Kampf, this terrible book of Adolph Hitler is outlawed. I made a point in the Dutch parliament that I say to… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
A single assembly is apt to grow ambitious, and after a time will not hesitate to vote itself perpetual. This was one… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Rich and great people can take care of themselves; but the poor and defenceless - the men with small cottages and large… — John Bright Copy Share Image
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