Best Parliament Qoutes
301 Parliament quotes by 232 unique authors
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A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether…
— Benjamin Disraeli
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We cannot insure success, but we can deserve it.
— John Adams
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To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of…
— Barack Obama
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Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.
— Mark Twain
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...I have had such a sickening of men in masses, and of causes, that I would not cross this room to reform parliament or prevent…
— Patrick O'Brian
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Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.
— P.J. O'Rourke
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We are beckoned to see the world through a one-way mirror, as if we are threatened and innocent and the rest of humanity is threatening,…
— John Pilger
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It seems to me that if you wish to apply laws to us, it were only reasonable to consult us on them, and from what…
— Naomi Novik
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The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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I’m going to lie this one right on the line, right here, right now: I’m pro big pants. Strident feminism NEEDS big pants. Really big.…
— Caitlin Moran
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Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.
— Confucius
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Parliaments are the great lie of our time.
— Konstantin Pobedonostsev
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I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for…
— Winston Churchill
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Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the…
— Benjamin Franklin
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Alcohol is a very necessary article. It enables Parliament to do things at eleven at night that no sane person would do at eleven in…
— George Bernard Shaw
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The English people believes itself to be free; it is gravely mistaken; it is free only during election of members of parliament; as soon as…
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Europe has shown how government can be organised in a network. Its institutions both compete and co-operate and include a directly elected parliament that does…
— Geoff Mulgan
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We are in a democracy, and I think for all issues, whatever matters that the opposition may have apprehension on, there is a forum, and…
— Pallam Raju
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The Russian parliament has condemned the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
— Vladimir Putin
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When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact, they were so rare that elected members of Parliament had the right to…
— Shashi Tharoor
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Fascism in Uruguay did not begin just with the military coup of 1973, but years before, even when there was still a government with a…
— Jose Mujica
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On form of government, there should be checks and balances, and PM should be responsible to Parliament.
— Sushil Koirala
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When it comes to getting more women into parliament, politicians have at least started to take active measures. The British Labour Party introduced all-female shortlists…
— Noreena Hertz
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I grew up in a highly political home. My mother was the co-chair of the 300 Group, an organisation whose aim was to get more…
— Noreena Hertz
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When I entered federal parliament at the end of 2007, I was appointed parliamentary secretary for disabilities.
— Bill Shorten
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