Parliamentary Quotes

66 Parliamentary quotes by 62 unique authors

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. — Lord Acton
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of… — Walter Bagehot
We read too much Shakespeare at school, and view our parliamentary politics as dynastic drama, in which an impatient crown prince frets at his long… — James Buchan
A state does not simply fall apart as a result of depression... [Weimar Germany] was not destroyed by economic depression or widespread unemployment, though these… — Sebastian Haffner
In the election campaign of 1930, Hitler seldom spoke explicitly of Jews. The crude tirades of the early 1920s were missing altogether. 'Living-space' figured more… — Ian Kershaw
This is not the kind of country where you would feel comfortable if you were opposed to democracy, parliamentary law, independent courts and so I… — Peter Costello
To decide once every few years which members of the ruling class is to repress and crush the people through parliament-this is the real essence… — Vladimir Lenin
Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but the… — James Fitzjames Stephen
Parliamentary committees are becoming more independent, tactics are becoming more sophisticated, and industries that don't want to be bushwhacked by some damaging legislative amendment will… — John Ibbitson
The war of ideas is a Greek invention. It is one of the most important inventions ever made. Indeed, the possibility of fighting with with… — Karl Popper
The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely, that Parliament thus defined has, under the English constitution, the right to… — A. V. Dicey
We discovered that in connection with these figures the German national simpletons and money-grubbers of the Frankfurt parliamentary swamp always counted as Germans the Polish… — Friedrich Engels
Parliamentary democracy is, in truth, little more than a means of securing a periodical change in the management team, which is then allowed to preside… — Tony Benn
Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system, the struggle for power would not result in… — James Q. Wilson
The essence of liberalism is negotiation, a cautious half measure, in the hope that the definitive dispute, the decisive bloody battle, can be transformed into… — Carl Schmitt
I am a woman, I am a housewife, I am a government official, I've been twice a government secretary, I've been leader of a parliamentary… — Josefina Vazquez Mota
Canadians should realise when they are well off under the Monarchy. For the vast majority of Canadians, being a Monarchy is probably the only form… — Pierre Trudeau
I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didn't believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism. — Ed Miliband
The socialist parties of all countries are duty bound to fight energetically for the implementation of universal women's suffrage which is to be vigorously advocated… — Clara Zetkin
I was elected to the Diet in the same way as at every parliamentary election. — Fritz Sauckel
Democracy is not just freedom to criticize the government or head of state, or to hold parliamentary elections. True democracy obtains only when the people… — Nawal El Saadawi
Louisville, KY - Barack Obama lost Kentucky in 2012 by 23 points, yet the state remains closely divided about re-electing the man whose parliamentary skills… — George Will
Environmental historians . . . insist that we have got to go . . . down to the earth itself as an agent and presence… — Donald Worster
By the reduction of the Arabs on the one hand and Jewish immigration in the transition period on the other, we will ensure an absolute… — Moshe Sharett
It is a matter of record that in the German Election of 1933, the Communist Party was ordered by its leaders to vote for the… — Ayn Rand

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