Clear Quote by Geoff Hoon

The Government have consistently made it clear that the mechanism in the United Kingdom whereby the European draft constitutional treaty could be implemented is…

— Douglas Alexander

No treaty should be ratified without consulting the British people in a referendum

— David Cameron

If we had a consensus we wouldn't have to go to a referendum.

— George Papandreou

If the constitution is not changed, then we will try to bring it down either before the referendum through the law by filing a…

— Saleh al-Mutlaq

A referendum is almost always a device by which governments get the voters to endorse what they wanted to do all along.

— Peter Hitchens

As far as I am concerned this referendum should settle the matter. I believe it will one way or another be decisive. Britain will…

— David Cameron

The good thing about not calling it a Constitution is that no one can ask for a referendum on it.

— Giuliano Amato

Resolutions expressing Parliamentary approval of every Treaty before ratification would be a very cumbersome form of procedure and would burden the House with a…

— Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Within the constitution there is the word "referendum." You can change the constitution by referendum. But we have not yet called for a referendum.…

— Joseph Kabila

Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum.

— Emma Bonino

The aim of the Constitutional treaty was to be more readable; the aim of this treaty is to be unreadable...The Constitution aimed to be…

— Karel De Gucht

If we do not adhere firmly to the constitution, our governments will not last long and will change frequently.

— Suharto