Parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation.You choose a Member indeed; but when you have chosen him, heisnotthe Member for Bristol,… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
On a craggy bluff above the majestic Ottawa River stands the remarkable embodiment of our system of governance: Parliament. — John Allen Fraser 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
Indeed I did not stand as a beggar at the Parliament door, for I never was at the Parliament-House, nor stood I… — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
Parliament has become so undermined it is almost unable to do the job that people expect of it. A glaring example is… — Sheila Fraser Copy Share Image
Congress is hard to deal with, dealing with, you know, multiple parliaments and commissions and unions and this and that and the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Inevitably, the role of being a backbench Member of Parliament is completely different from being a minister bound by collective responsibility. — Nicky Morgan Copy Share Image
If we want a Parliament that understands people's lives when it takes decisions, it needs to be representative of society, which includes… — Jo Swinson Copy Share Image
There are some things in this establishment that are fundamental... about which I shall deal plainly with you... the government by a… — Oliver Cromwell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
All of a sudden inscriptions appeared on walls. Signs appeared. And that 'no' exploded all over India, in an act of pride… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
No doubt, you've got a parliament now - I mean, Malcolm Turnbull says he'll work with the parliament he's got. He's got… — Tony Burke Copy Share Image
Women are not making it to the top. A hundred and ninety heads of state; nine are women. Of all the people… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
There should be some other provisions in the Constitution whereby if the Government is not functioning well, it can be dealt with.… — Nawaz Sharif Copy Share Image
Add the hippie-rock-drugs atmosphere circa 1970, and you get Clinton's rechristened group Parliament, decked out in weird costumes, singing cosmic lyrics and… — Eddie Griffin Copy Share Image
The boycott of parliamentary institutions on the part of anarchists and semianarchists is dictated by a desire not to submit their weakness… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
One point leavers and remainers agree on is that if there had never been a referendum, and this deal had been proposed… — Sam Gyimah Copy Share Image
as I became Speaker in 1986, I made a point of setting up a public information office to respond to requests and… — John Allen Fraser 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
I was blessed by my parents and my antecedents by a very strong work ethic. I mean, being a Member of Parliament… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
All of us in Parliament now have a responsibility to get on with the process of leaving the EU and securing a… — Liz Truss Copy Share Image
Over the centuries, the country has looked on as Parliament has faced historic decisions. Even in the most challenging of times, we… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
I think the state opening of Parliament is an incredibly important occasion, and broadly speaking, the way in which it's done is… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
Parliament will train you to talk; and above all things to hear, with patience, unlimited quantities of foolish talk. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
Not in the constitution, but I would propose a law to the French parliament that provides for reducing the budget deficit year… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Alcohol is a very necessary article. It enables Parliament to do things at eleven at night that no sane person would do… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I worked as long in a fish and chip shop as I did in Parliament. I've had particular experiences in politics, but… — Jacinda Ardern Copy Share Image
A Parliament is that to the Commonwealth which the soul is to the body. It behoves us therefore to keep the facility… — John Pym Copy Share Image
I foresee a Liberal vote so massive and the number of Liberal MPs so great that we shall hold the initiative in… — David Steel Copy Share Image
[The British constitution] presumes more boldly than any other the good sense and the good faith of those who work it. — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
The President of the United States has a much wider power than the German Kaiser had, for he depended on parliament. — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
We need to have a bigger and more significant role for national parliaments. There is not, in my view, a single European… — David Cameron Copy Share Image
For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament. — Bob Brown Copy Share Image
We ourselves of the present age, chose our common law, and consented to the most ancient Acts of Parliament, for we lived… — Robert Atkyns Copy Share Image
I was thrown into the Parliament right away. From 1976 to 1978 I was concerned with the abortion issue, later on with… — Emma Bonino 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
The government can access these funds but only following approval by the parliament to support our budget requirements and investments in infrastructure… — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
Common European thought is the fruit of the immense toil of translators. Without translators, Europe would not exist; translators are more important… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
I felt that if we, as the Met, were not intervening once one person starts digging up Parliament Square, then someone else… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If we are going to have a bicameral parliament, I think there should always be a reserved place for people whose background… — Neil Kinnock Copy Share Image
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