Democracy Quote by Caroline Lucas

Parliamentary democracy is, in truth, little more than a means of securing a periodical change in the management team, which is then allowed to…

— Tony Benn

“The parliamentary democracy we have adopted involves the British perversity of electing a legislature to form an executive: this has created a unique breed…

— Shashi Tharoor

In a parliamentary democracy, it is the job of parliament to decide the law, not the government.

— Angela Rayner

It is a tenet of representative democracy that MPs are not delegates for their constituents. This means that their decisions and actions are ultimately…

— Gina Miller

The parliament is the supreme decision-making and legislative body in any democracy. It reflects the collective desires of the citizens and makes laws.

— Ziauddin Sardar

Democracy, finally, rests on a higher power than Parliament. It rests on an informed and cultivated and alert public opinion. The Members of Parliament…

— Eric Williams

The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely, that Parliament thus defined has, under the English constitution, the right…

— A. V. Dicey

In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.

— Diane Abbott

Parliament is more than procedure - it is the custodian of the nation's freedom.

— John Diefenbaker

In a mature democracy, what is legal is decided by parliament... Our process is legitimised by parliament and by the ballot box.

— Carles Puigdemont

Parliamentary sovereignty - the right to pass laws as the supreme legal authority in the land, including laws that limit the powers of the…

— Nicky Morgan

Parliament is for discussion. Parliament is to show dissent. Parliament is to give an argument for one's opposition, to present an argument when they…

— Narendra Modi