Lords Quotes

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins. William Pitt
Law Tyranny Power Minds Unlimited Unlimited Power Those Apt Corrupt Know Lords Begins Ends Where Who
The most accomplished way of using books is to serve them as some people do lords; learn their titles and then brag of their acquaintance. Laurence Sterne
People Some People Books Way Some Most Learn Lords Brag Accomplished Titles Acquaintance Them Then Using Serve
It would be wholly wrong constitutionally for the unelected House of Lords to do anything, to kill anything of a financial nature that has been through the House of Commons not once but twice. Nigel Lawson
Nature Financial Once Has-Been Would Would-Be Through Wrong House House Of Commons Lords Been Anything Commons Wholly Twice
Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn't have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government? Richard J. Daley
Government You Our Our Lord City City Government Betrayed Perfection Look Him Disciples How Lord Lords Denied Going Doubted
The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe - responsibility without power, the prerogative of the eunuch throughout the ages. Tom Stoppard
Illusion Responsibility Power Subscribe Able Throughout Never House Without Lords Been Which Ages Prerogative
Look, I'm a member of the House of Lords and I'm the first to admit that I don't understand how one gets new laws through. Alan Sugar
First Member Admit Laws Through New Look House Understand How Lords Gets
A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both. Benjamin Disraeli
Time Man Speak Distinct Give Both Fail House House Of Commons Well Course Styles Lords Very Intend May Commons Requisite Specimen Career Two
We must restore faith in politics. Reform of the House of Lords is only one part of the answer, but it is a vital one. Charles Kennedy
Politics Faith Must Vital Restore Only Part House Answer Lords Reform
The House of Commons, refused to receive the addresses of the colonies, when the matter was pending; besides, we hold our rights neither from them nor from the Lords. Christopher Gadsden
Rights Matter Our Address Neither Besides Colonies House House Of Commons Lords Nor Refused Hold Commons Them Receive
Nothing surprises me about the Lords. Christopher Monckton
Me Nothing About Lords Surprises
The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days. Clement Attlee
Glass Days Like House Lords Five Stood Champagne
I would say, from an all-around point of view, Bruce Springsteen is one of the two great poet lords of America, Bob Dylan, coming out of the music world, the two of them. Clive Davis
Music Great World Poet Music World Say Out Would All-Around Bruce Bruce Springsteen Point Point Of View Lords Coming Springsteen America Dylan Them Bob Bob Dylan View Two
Most of us really aren't horribly unique. There are 6 billion of us. Put 'em all in one room and very few would stand out as individuals. So maybe we ought to think of worth in terms of our ability to get along as a part of nature, rather than being the lords over nature. Herbert A. Simon
Nature Worth Few Think Ought Our Out Would Ability Horribly Rather Part Put Individuals Over Along Most Terms Lords Very Than Get Maybe Being Room Us Really Stand Billion Unique
It has never been the case that a peerage can be extinguished, even for the lifetime of a peer, by a motion of the Lords. This does not mean that there are not effective ways of penalising errant peers. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Peer Peers Ways Case Lifetime Never Does Motion Lords Been Effective Mean Even Extinguished
On balance, I would say that anybody who reminds our lords and masters that the computerized society is fragile... has definitely done a service to the public at large. John Brunner
Service Balance Society Our Say Definitely Would Computerized Reminds Masters Lords Done Anybody Public Who Large Fragile
Was the real Jesus of history one and the same as the Christ of faith whom we read about in the New Testament and worship in the church? Was Jesus really raised from the dead? Is he really the divine Lord of lords? John Clayton
Faith History Christ Church Worship About Divine He New Dead Read Lord Real Lords Testament New Testament Same Really Whom Jesus Raised
There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords. John Muir
Power Control Creation Flower Glance Greatest Lords Times May Which
I first heard of Ulver reading the 'Lords of Chaos' book. Matt Skiba
Book First Reading Chaos Lords Heard
We were working class, and you don't lose that. Later on, I bolted on media middle class... and now people like me are in the House of Lords. Melvyn Bragg
Me You Class People Lose Later Like House Lords Were Middle Middle Class Working Working-Class Media Now
The Conservative Party is not honouring the commitment to Lords reform and, as a result, part of our contract has now been broken. Clearly I cannot permit a situation where Conservative rebels can pick and choose the parts of the contract they like, while Liberal Democrat MPs are bound to the entire agreement. Nick Clegg
Broken Commitment Conservative Result Party Situation Conservative Party Liberal Our Entire Pick Pick And Choose Part Bound Clearly Like Democrat Parts Lords Permit Been Contract Reform Where Cannot While Choose Agreement Rebels Now
My Lords temporal, today is the day to rise up against the regiment of Lords spiritual and proclaim the values of enlightenment, compassion and common sense. Polly Toynbee
Today Day Spiritual Compassion Values Sense Temporal Rise Lords Up Common Common Sense Against Regiment Proclaim Enlightenment
A man in my situation, my lords, has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune. and the force of power over minds which it has corrupted or subjugated. but the difficulties of established prejudice: the man dies, but his memory lives. Robert Emmet
Man Memory Power Situation Difficulties Minds Corrupted Only Over Force Lords His Encounter Dies Established Which Prejudice Fortune Lives
It is a maxim in philosophy that ambitious men can be never good counselors to princes; the desire of having more is common to great lords, and a desire of rule a great cause of their ruin. Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
Good Great Cause Men Ruin Philosophy Rule Having More Counselors Never Princes Lords Ambitious Maxim Common Desire
A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it. Walter Bagehot
Our Severe Though Critic Admiring Institutions Look House Said Lords Go Cure Unfriendly
Bishops sit in the House of Lords automatically. Richard Dawkins
Sit Bishops House Lords Automatically

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