--- title: "10 Parliamentary government Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 10 Parliamentary government quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Parliamentary government sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/benjamin-disraeli-390_believe_i-believe-that-without-party-parliamenta_1355723.png" --- > [I believe that, without party, Parliamentary government is impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/i-believe-that-without-party-parliamentary-government-is-impossible/) [Benjamin Disraeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-disraeli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/benjamin-disraeli-390_believe_i-believe-that-without-party-parliamenta_1355723.png) > [The Anglo-Saxon genius for parliamentary government asserted itself; there was a great deal of talk and no decisive action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-anglo-saxon-genius-for-parliamentary-government-asserted-itself/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/anonymous-1_action_the-anglo-saxon-genius-for-parliamentary_2928443.jpg) > [Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-bagehot/dullness-in-matters-of-government-is-a-good-sign-and-not-a-bad-one-in/) [Walter Bagehot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-bagehot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/walter-bagehot-3686_dullness_dullness-in-matters-of-government-is-a-g_1786896.png) > [Whatever failures may have come to parliamentary government in countries which have not those traditions, and where it is not a natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-baldwin/whatever-failures-may-have-come-to-parliamentary-government-in/) [Stanley Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-baldwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/stanley-baldwin-16332_country_whatever-failures-may-have-come-to-parli_930687.png) > [The stations of uncensored expression are closing down; the lights are going out; but there is still time for those to whom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/the-stations-of-uncensored-expression-are-closing-down-the-lights-are/) [Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/winston-churchill-95_closing_the-stations-of-uncensored-expression-ar_3093626.jpg) > [Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-acton/machiavelli-s-teaching-would-hardly-have-stood-the-test-of/) [Lord Acton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-acton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/012/lord-acton-3040_discussion_machiavelli-s-teaching-would-hardly-have_921500.png) > [Gentl, I am a party man. I believe that, without party, Parliamentary government is impossible. I look upon Parliamentary government as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/gentl-i-am-a-party-man-i-believe-that-without-party-parliamentary/) [Benjamin Disraeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-disraeli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/benjamin-disraeli-390_believe_gentl-i-am-a-party-man-i-believe-that-wi_1541657.jpg) > [You cannot choose between party government and Parliamentary government. I say you can have no Parliamentary government if you have no party…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/you-cannot-choose-between-party-government-and-parliamentary/) [Benjamin Disraeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-disraeli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/benjamin-disraeli-390_country_you-cannot-choose-between-party-governme_851992.jpg) > [Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fitzjames-stephen/parliamentary-government-is-simply-a-mild-and-disguised-form-of/) [James Fitzjames Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fitzjames-stephen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/james-fitzjames-stephen-29299_agree_parliamentary-government-is-simply-a-mil_2519383.jpg) > [I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world, and certainly one most suited to England. But without the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/i-look-upon-parliamentary-government-as-the-noblest-government-in-the/) [Benjamin Disraeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-disraeli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e1/benjamin-disraeli-390_animated_i-look-upon-parliamentary-government-as_2523644.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parliamentary-government/#itemlist", "name": "Parliamentary government Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe that, without party, Parliamentary government is impossible.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Benjamin Disraeli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/i-believe-that-without-party-parliamentary-government-is-impossible/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/benjamin-disraeli-390_believe_i-believe-that-without-party-parliamenta_1355723.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/benjamin-disraeli-390_believe_i-believe-that-without-party-parliamenta_1355723.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/benjamin-disraeli-390_believe_i-believe-that-without-party-parliamenta_1355723.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I believe that, without party, Parliamentary government is impossible.” — Benjamin Disraeli", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Anglo-Saxon genius for parliamentary government asserted itself; 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