Cases Quote by James Otis

The parliament is the supreme decision-making and legislative body in any democracy. It reflects the collective desires of the citizens and makes laws.

— Ziauddin Sardar

Parliament is a deliberate assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole; where, not local purpose, not local prejudices ought to…

— Edmund Burke

The function of parliament is to hold the executive to account. We should never overlook the primacy of parliament.

— Betty Boothroyd

Today, parliaments are more important because of the need of legitimacy, of the popular legitimacy, of public opinion legitimacy of politics. Parliaments are, at…

— Enrico Letta

A Parliament is that to the Commonwealth which the soul is to the body. It behoves us therefore to keep the facility of that…

— John Pym

Parliament is for discussion. Parliament is to show dissent. Parliament is to give an argument for one's opposition, to present an argument when they…

— Narendra Modi

It is, and long has been my opinion, and I have heard honourable members in this House declare it to be theirs - that…

— Joseph Hume

What is Parliament for if it is not to be a means to make ministers accountable for the services for which they are responsible.

— Michael Howard

Parliament is more than procedure - it is the custodian of the nation's freedom.

— John Diefenbaker

The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely, that Parliament thus defined has, under the English constitution, the right…

— A. V. Dicey

In a parliamentary democracy, it is the job of parliament to decide the law, not the government.

— Angela Rayner

Parliament alone is sovereign.

— Gina Miller