Parliament Quotes · Page 7

Parliament itself would not exist in its present form had people not defied the law.

— Arthur Scargill

I do not think you want too much sincerity in society. It would be like an iron girder in a house of…

— W. Somerset Maugham

It is conceivable that a party might gain the majority in parliament and claims the government for itself.

— Franz von Papen

There are two ways of getting into the Cabinet - you can crawl in or kick your way in.

— Aneurin Bevan

I look forward to the day when the Westminster Parliament is just a council chamber in Europe

— Kenneth Clarke

Canadians can get Parliament working again. Here's how to do that: elect more New Democrats.

— Jack Layton

I'm a musician, and I'm not interested in being in the Houses of Parliament.

— MNEK

I ran for parliament in 1980 as an independent against Allan J. MacEachen.

— Elizabeth May

Look at the European Parliament. There are a lot of people who are looking for simplistic solutions, for - who are sort…

— Angela Merkel

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

— Thabo Mbeki

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

— David Blunkett

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

In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted…

— Vladimir Putin

The Greens will continue to champion a fairer society rather than simply the economy and to champion the parliament rather than simply…

— Bob Brown

You don't have to be a political insider to know that Parliament, along with parts of the Government, has colluded in sabotaging…

— Priti Patel

The government's intention is to function, to have debates in Parliament, and to work in the interest of the people.

— Nirmala Sitharaman

But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to…

— Hermann Goring

We'll support the government on issues if it's essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the…

— Stephen Harper

There are some things in this establishment that are fundamental... about which I shall deal plainly with you... the government by a…

— Oliver Cromwell

We should never feel like we're going too far in breaking the law, because whatever laws you break to liberate animals or…

— Paul Watson

All of a sudden inscriptions appeared on walls. Signs appeared. And that 'no' exploded all over India, in an act of pride…

— Indira Gandhi

We may be proud that England is the ancient country of Parliaments. With scarcely any intervening period, Parliaments have met constantly for…

— John Bright

The old shepherd had died, or got drunk, or got rats, or got the sack, or a legacy, or got sane, or…

— Henry Lawson

I knew it to be very doubtful whether the Cabinet, Parliament, and the country would take this view on the outbreak of…

— Edward Grey

Criticism, any amount, we welcome it. Come, let's have a discussion - in Parliament, all the better.

— Lee Hsien Loong

Parliament must not be told adirect untruth, but it's quite possible to allow them to mislead themselves.

— Norman Tebbit

The only politician ever to have entered parliament with honourable intentions, was Guy Fawkes.

— Terry Deary

Without dialogue, you cannot run parliament. You have to interact.

— Sharad Pawar

I don't think politics just happens in Parliament. It happens on the streets and in classrooms.

— Caroline Lucas

I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.

— Tony Blair

“Lord Fellmotte was not a man. He was an ancient committee. A parliament of deathly rooks in a dying tree.”

— Frances Hardinge

Parliament should start earlier in the day and finish earlier. Otherwise I love it.

— Liz Truss

I'm the fifth president of Haiti to rule without a parliament.

— Jovenel Moise

My desire to get here [Parliament] was like miners'coal dust, it was under my fingers and I couldn't scrub it out.

— Betty Boothroyd

If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people.

— Stephen Harper

To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

British democratic values are embedded in the primacy of parliament.

— Gina Miller

You can't solve a spiritual problem with politics. You may as well as throw the Parliament to a drowning man.

— Sinead O'Connor

No expense has been incurred but what has been approved of and provided for by Parliament.

— Robert Walpole

We need a global parliament, a global government and possibly a global ministry for security.

— Lech Walesa