I don't think politics just happens in Parliament. It happens on the streets and in classrooms. — Caroline Lucas Copy Share Image
Let a short Act of Parliament be passed, placing all street musicians outside the protection of the law, so that any citizen… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
This specter of the female politician, who abandons her family to neglect for the sake of passing bills in parliament, is just… — Frances Power Cobbe Copy Share Image
We need some rules changes. This is an outrage that this, the oldest democracy has now, you know, ranked - when I… — Eleanor Smeal Copy Share Image
History is rich with adventurous men, long on charisma, with a highly developed instinct for their own interests, who have pursued personal… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
The internet makes information easier to come by, but harder to control - think of the success of blogs like ConservativeHome and… — Theresa May Copy Share Image
Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history, mankind has been bullied by scum. Those who… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I came into parliament to do things, so I don't particularly relish being a rebel. — Dominic Grieve Copy Share Image
It is national parliaments, which are, and will remain, the true source of real democratic legitimacy and accountability in the EU. — David Cameron Copy Share Image
My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were… — Iain Duncan Smith Copy Share Image
The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in… — Mario Monti Copy Share Image
And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender… — Ed Miliband Copy Share Image
I knew it to be very doubtful whether the Cabinet, Parliament, and the country would take this view on the outbreak of… — Edward Grey Copy Share Image
Cabinet members are soon overwhelmed by the insistent demands of running their departments. On the whole, a period in high office consumers… — Tony Benn 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
I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and… — Jean-Pierre Raffarin Copy Share Image
Australia was once a leader in taking global warming seriously. The former PM [Kevin Rudd] called it 'greatest moral challenge of our… — Tim Winton Copy Share Image
The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community, until it was forcibly suppressed by special act… — John Buchanan Robinson Copy Share Image
There are two ways of getting into the Cabinet - you can crawl in or kick your way in. — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
Give us our parliament in Scotland. We will start with no traditions. We will start with ideals. We will start with purpose,… — James Maxton Copy Share Image
Fascism in Uruguay did not begin just with the military coup of 1973, but years before, even when there was still a… — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
There is no more striking illustration of the immobility of British institutions than the House of Commons. — H. H. Asquith Copy Share Image
When you come to Parliament on your first day, you wonder how you ever got here. After that, you wonder how the… — John Diefenbaker Copy Share Image
The representatives of people become uncrowned kings and queens once they get into Parliament. — Arvind Kejriwal Copy Share Image
