I tremble when I am reminded of the fact that I have to be in charge of this country and Parliament, which… — Lal Bahadur Shastri Copy Share Image
There must have been good grounds for belief in witchcraft; otherwise Parliament would not have legislated against it. — Edward Coke Copy Share Image
The U.K.'s climate change act was passed by a majority of 463 votes to three. That is really quite extraordinary. The will… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
It's a national failing to think of politics as something that goes on in Parliament. It isn't; it's something that goes on… — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
[The] prevailing reason at this time is, that the Act of Parliament is against the Magna Charta, and the natural rights of… — Thomas Hutchinson Copy Share Image
As all Members of Parliament know, the ease and flow of making a speech outside the House is not at all the… — Nicholas Soames Copy Share Image
A balanced tone on Europe will free us to address in depth the domestic economic and social agenda which we neglected throughout… — Kenneth Clarke Copy Share Image
The passage of a Bill through Parliament is a chance for members of Parliament - including government ministers - to finesse and… — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
The understanding between a non-technical writer and his reader is that he shall talk more or less like a human being and… — Arthur Eddington Copy Share Image
We have decreased the salaries of everybody who partakes in politics, from the president to the prime minister to the MPs [members… — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
You see how this House of Commons has begun to verify all the ill prophecies that were made of it - low,… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
There are lots of things one can criticise about the European parliament, but it does work pretty well in terms of the… — Caroline Lucas Copy Share Image
Well, we know that eighteen years after that solemn declaration it was disregarded, and the Irish Parliament, which lasted for five hundred… — John Edward Redmond Copy Share Image
From the woman who musters the courage to ask her husband to wear a condom, counter to cultural pressures, to the woman… — Purnima Mane Copy Share Image
Let these truths be indelibly impressed on our minds — that we cannot be happy, without being FREE — that we cannot… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
The entire animal rights movement in the United States reacted with unfettered glee at the Ban in England ...We view this act… — Wayne Pacelle Copy Share Image
I'm the first Thai prime minister in history that first time win half of parliament seats and second time win 76% of… — Thaksin Shinawatra Copy Share Image
The parliament is the supreme decision-making and legislative body in any democracy. It reflects the collective desires of the citizens and makes… — Ziauddin Sardar Copy Share Image
When I first arrived at the Matignon, my desire was to reconcile Parliament and De Gaulle. I had forgotten only two things.… — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
Parliaments have stopped laughing at woman suffrage, and politicians have begun to dodge! It is the inevitable premonition of coming victory. — Carrie Chapman Catt Copy Share Image
It is the right of a democratically elected parliament to act in defence of our traditional liberties, and everything should be done… — Jeremy Corbyn Copy Share Image
The English king's power was curbed by Parliament, though that wasn't always a good thing, as politicians often behave no better than… — Karen Maitland Copy Share Image
Normally, people give up parliament because they want to do more business or spend more time with family. My wife said 'why… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Remember: real politics isn't about figureheads and seats in parliament. Real politics is about ideas. And there can be no doubt regarding… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
That is why if Lebanon concludes a peace agreement with Israel and brings that accord to the Parliament our deputies will reject… — Hassan Nasrallah Copy Share Image
“Shouldn't it be made a crime to vie for a position you can't deliver? We have a confused and compromised executive and… — DON SANTO Copy Share Image
It seems like cloud cuckoo land. If anyone is suggesting that I would go to Parliament and suggest the abolition of the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
We will have to embark on a change so radical, a revolution so quiet and yet so total, that it will go… — Edward Heath Copy Share Image
I'm a person who promotes the concept of accountability to a great extent, and I've spoken in the Parliament and reinforced the… — Vijay Mallya Copy Share Image
The pre-war empire had been sufficiently informal and sufficiently cheap for Parliament to claim authority over it without having to concern itself… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
The power of discretionary disqualification by one law of Parliament, and the necessity of paying every debt of the Civil List by… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Each Act of Parliament intended to address harassment and discrimination has faced objections on the basis of 'you'll never be able to… — Tim Field Copy Share Image
Every British Subject born on the continent of America, or in any other of the British dominions, is by the law of… — James Otis Copy Share Image
[W]hen the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British Parliament was advised by an artful man, who was… — George Mason Copy Share Image
The mark of a single currency is not only that all other currencies must be extinguished but that the capacity of other… — Norman Tebbit Copy Share Image
The great theme of modern British history is the fate of freedom. The 18th century inherits, after the Civil War, this very… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
Does not all the world know that when in autumn the Bismarcks of the world, or they who are bigger than Bismarcks,… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
People in Parliament occupy themselves with private animosities and petty quarrels, and think little of the national interest. It is impossible to… — William III of England Copy Share Image
Parliament's job is to conduct discussions. But many a time, Parliament is used to ignore issues, and in such situations, obstruction of… — Arun Jaitley Copy Share Image
Malcolm Turnbull got a majority in the parliament that he is trying to ignore and lock his own members of parliament into… — Tony Burke Copy Share Image