Parliament Quote by Clive Lewis Download Open image “Unanimous votes are rare in parliament.” — Clive Lewis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Parliament Rare Unanimous Votes
...more than six people cannot agree on anything, three is better and one is perfect for a job that one can do. This is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't think any party is capable of getting a single majority on its own. — J. Jayalalithaa Copy Share Image
It is easy enough to vote right and be consistently with the majority. But it is more often more important to be ahead of… — Patsy Mink Copy Share Image
A majority vote is not an epistemological validation of an idea. Voting is merely a proper political device--within a strictly, constitutionall y delimited sphere… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
One-man-one-vote is a most difficult form of government.. Results can be erratic. — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
One person, one vote sounds so reasonable and - dare I say it - democratic. But the voting process in America is anything but… — Richard Belzer Copy Share Image
We have members of Parliament from all over the country, many of whom have a difference of opinion on some issues. — Andrew Scheer Copy Share Image
Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but… — James Fitzjames Stephen Copy Share Image
We have a Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales, both elected by fairer votes - involving proportional representation. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have… — Larry Flynt Copy Share Image
We hit an all-time low - Parliament was at its lowest during the Brexit debates. — Lindsay Hoyle Copy Share Image
Labour under Jeremy Corbyn is not afraid to take on the very wealthiest, committing to the most comprehensive anti-tax avoidance plan ever presented by… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
Central to being a humanist, which I am, is the core understanding that doubt and criticism are essential attributes in the quest for knowledge. — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
I think many of the virtues and values of the army are very similar to the virtues and values of socialism, of the Labour… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
The 21st century has more potential than perhaps any other in our brief evolutionary history. We stand on the cusp of computing, genetic and… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
We were the first country in the world to carbonise our economy and to reap the huge economic rewards that followed and it is… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
At times of constitutional uncertainty and social division, parliament needs a greater, not a lesser role, in defining our future. — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
My vision for the country is of warmth and energy. A country that starts every conversation and every project - either in business or… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
I'm known for wearing tweed jackets, khaki pants and suede shoes. I've only worn a suit in parliament under duress, when I was on… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
E.U. law provides agency workers with the right to equal treatment, and all workers with maximum working hours. It forces governments to take environmental… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
On their deathbed, do people think: 'I wish I'd spent more time with my Ferrari'? Or do they say: 'I wish I'd spent more… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a subject, I think I'm a citizen of this country and I think the vast majority of people consider themselves… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
If the members of parliament no longer consider themselves mandatories of the taxpayers but deputies of those receiving salaries, wages, subsidies, doles, and other… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Politics is about power. It is about the power of the state. It is about the power of the state as applied to individuals,… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
Singaporeans like Mr. Alfian Sa'at do not deserve to be admonished in Parliament on the basis of a selective reading of their works. — Pritam Singh Copy Share Image
While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are just some… — Paul Gillmor Copy Share Image
Each Act of Parliament intended to address harassment and discrimination has faced objections on the basis of 'you'll never be able to prove...' and… — Tim Field Copy Share Image
I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia. — Victor Pinchuk Copy Share Image
I felt really compromised. I think legal marriage is unnecessary and I would not have formalised the relationship [with husband Peter Davis] except for… — Helen Clark Copy Share Image
We have members of Parliament from all over the country, many of whom have a difference of opinion on some issues. — Andrew Scheer Copy Share Image
Well, if you look at the programme that we're offering, I think that is a future which is fair for women as well as… — Harriet Harman Copy Share Image
Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness... We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings,… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
May the soul of the late President Milton Obote... a long-time member of this parliament, rest in peace. — Yoweri Museveni Copy Share Image
It is beginning to be doubtful whether Parliament and Congress sit in Westminster and Washington, or in the editorial rooms of the leading journals,--so… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
