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My grandfather was a member of Parliament for 40 years. Obviously we're talking here South Africa, a whites only parliament. I grew up in a… — William Kentridge
This is crossing the Rubicon, after which there will be no more sovereign states in Europe with fully-fledged governments and parliaments which represent legitimate interests… — Vaclav Klaus
Yes, the Commission wants to increase its powers, Yes, it is a non-elected body and I do not want the Commission to increase its powers… — Margaret Thatcher
Any attempts by any government to change Community legislation to its own wishes are doomed to failure following the extension of policy areas now subject… — Margaret Thatcher
And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender equality central to… — Ed Miliband
In academic life, false ideas are merely false and useless ones can be fun to play with. In political life, false ideas can ruin the… — Michael Ignatieff
There never did, there never will, and there never can exist a parliament, or any description of men, or any generation of men, in any… — Thomas Paine
We believed that growth through Local Government, and perhaps through some special machinery for bringing the wishes and influence of women of all classes to… — Mary Augusta Ward
You may see the emergence of a new political party from the body of the trade union movement which represents a very clear-cut socialist alternative… — Arthur Scargill
Can one serve God and one's nation in parliament? — William Wilberforce
Fascists are flourishing politically in France and Italy, and now comes the murder of Pim Fortuyn, a populist politician who might have done well enough… — David Pryce-Jones
If any person had told the Parliament which met in terror and perplexity after the crash of 1720 that in 1830 the wealth of England… — Thomas B. Macaulay
Dont teach my boy poetry, an English mother recently wrote the Provost of Harrow. Dont teach my boy poetry; he is going to stand for… — John F. Kennedy
Parliament will train you to talk; and above all things to hear, with patience, unlimited quantities of foolish talk. — Thomas Carlyle
The responsibility of a minister is to step aside when there is a criminal investigation of the department. That protects the propriety of Parliament and… — Jack Layton
I'm a person who promotes the concept of accountability to a great extent, and I've spoken in the Parliament and reinforced the need for accountability. — Vijay Mallya
The church's teaching on marriage is unequivocal, it is uniquely, the union of a man and a woman and it is wrong that governments, politicians… — Keith O'Brien
When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said, 'Oh, no. In… — Jacques Parizeau
Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and… — Bernadette Devlin
England can never be ruined except by a Parliament. — William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests each must maintain, as an agent and advocate, against other agents… — Edmund Burke
Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically -- while simulating a triumphant march forward -- than it is done by… — Alexander Herzen
More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed by Putin and having no influence in parliament because Parliament… — Garry Kasparov
The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media. — Garry Kasparov
For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament. — Bob Brown

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