[To the South African parliament:] I do not know why we equate - and with the examples before us - a white… — Helen Suzman Copy Share Image
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
Political union means transferring the prerogatives of national legislatures to the European parliament, which would then decide how to structure Europe's fiscal,… — Barry Eichengreen Copy Share Image
We can either have a free Parliament or a free people. Personal freedom requires that all authority is restrained by long-run principles… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
The first law I passed in my cabinet was a law eliminating the double salary for the prime minister and the ministers.… — Enrico Letta Copy Share Image
The church's teaching on marriage is unequivocal, it is uniquely, the union of a man and a woman and it is wrong… — Keith O'Brien 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
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
The European Union is effectively a union dominated by the German political and economic elite. Its main function is to serve as… — Tariq Ali 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
Let the pulpit resound with the doctrines and sentiments of religious liberty... Let us hear the dignity of his [man's] nature, and… — John Adams Copy Share Image
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The supremacy of Parliament and the embedding of property rights in Common Law put political power in the hands of men anxious… — Douglass North Copy Share Image
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But let's be clear. We're talking about a country where there's no opposition. As leader he can ignore Parliament and - sorry… — Rory Bremner Copy Share Image
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I felt really compromised. I think legal marriage is unnecessary and I would not have formalised the relationship [with husband Peter Davis]… — Helen Clark 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
There's going to be a new code on Parliament Hill: bend the rules, you will be punished; break the law, you will… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
I take note of the fact that there are a lot of people who appreciate what I do as parliament president, not… — Martin Schulz Copy Share Image
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The Parliament in Canada and the Congress in Washington do not have the authority to revoke the commandments of God, or to… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
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Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of parliament that… — James Otis Copy Share Image
People feel that the EU is a one-way process, a great machine that sucks up decision-making from national parliaments to the European… — William Hague Copy Share Image
I'm fully aware that my vision of a European bicameral parliament can't be implemented tomorrow. I'm also not an integration fanatic. — Martin Schulz Copy Share Image
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If Parliament were to consider the sporting with reputation of as much importance as sporting on manors, and pass an act for… — Richard Brinsley Sheridan Copy Share Image
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The Stamp Act imposed on the colonies by the Parliament of Great Britain is an ill-judged measure. Parliament has no right to… — George Washington Copy Share Image
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