159 Parliament Quotes for You to Enjoy

As states subsist in part by keeping their weaknesses from being known, so is it the quiet of families to have their chancery and their parliament within doors, and to compose and determine all emergent differences there. John Donne

Differences Doors States Weaknesses Compose Determine Parliament Part Known Within Families Quiet Subsist Being Keeping

Well, we know that eighteen years after that solemn declaration it was disregarded, and the Irish Parliament, which lasted for five hundred years, was destroyed by the Act of Union. Gentlemen, the Act of Union was carried by force and fraud, by treachery and falsehood. John Edward Redmond

Lasted Hundred Hundred Years Solemn Destroyed Carried Fraud Parliament Know Well Force Gentlemen Years Falsehood Irish Five Eighteen After Which Declaration Act Union Treachery Disregarded

I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank. John Major

Respect Think Back Frank Parliament Providing Governments Get

People have become disillusioned with Parliament, and that threatens democracy. John Rhys-Davies

Democracy People Become Threatens Parliament Disillusioned

The government can access these funds but only following approval by the parliament to support our budget requirements and investments in infrastructure development, education, public health, and so on. Jose Ramos-Horta

Education Government Health Our Approval Following Only Parliament Investments Support Development Budget Access Public Infrastructure Public Health Requirements Funds

I want you to know what I have told Australia's Parliament in Canberra - what I told General Petraeus in Kabul - what I told President Obama in the Oval Office this week. Australia will stand firm with our ally the United States. Julia Gillard

I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was called to the telephone and to be told there's a coup, the government has been overthrown - it was round about 9, 10 when the Parliament sat they had done then. Kamisese Mara

Just when we need a strong government, what do we see? Division. Chaos. And failure. No credible plan for Brexit, no solution to prevent a hard border in Ireland and no majority in Parliament for the Chequers proposals. Keir Starmer

Government Failure Strong Chaos Border Solution See Prevent Parliament Proposals Division Majority Ireland Just Plan Brexit Hard Credible Need

Referendums are designed to get round parliamentary government, and people only demand referendums when they think they can't get a majority in parliament. Mussolini was the most brilliant practitioner of referendums. Kenneth Clarke

Government People Brilliant Think Mussolini Only Parliament Parliamentary Demand Most Majority Get Round Designed

As nations we should also commit afresh to righting past wrongs. In Australia we began this recently with the first Australians - the oldest continuing culture in human history. On behalf of the Australian Parliament, this year I offered an apology to indigenous Australians for the wrongs they had suffered in the past. Kevin Rudd

History Culture First Year Past Indigenous Parliament Had Wrongs Also Continuing Began Australia Australian Australians Offered Behalf Commit Human Nations In The Past Human History Should Apology Suffered Oldest Recently

The Chinese go around with lollipops in their pockets. They have aid. They have friendship deals. They build you a Prime Minister's office or President's office or Parliament House or Foreign Ministry. For them, trade is an extension of their foreign policy. Lee Hsien Loong

I stood for parliament with the amazing support and help of my ex-husband, but it's not something that was handed to me like a peerage. I worked hard and was elected. So my achievements, such as they are, are my own. Louise Mensch

Me Amazing Own Something My Own Parliament Support Like Handed Stood Achievements Elected Worked Hard Help

In Bengal, at the state level, the Congress and Left are working with the BJP. At the national level, for the greater good, we feel we must work together in Parliament. Mamata Banerjee

Work Good Together National Congress State State Level Must Parliament Feel Greater Greater Good Left Work Together Working Level

When I am in the Scottish Parliament chamber, I often feel the need to sit for the entire debate. It's only courteous to listen to what everyone has to say, although I often find myself desperate to say something but too scared to stand up in case I regret it. Margo MacDonald

Myself Regret Debate Desperate Sit Too Everyone Say Find Scared Entire Case Something Only Parliament Feel Although Courteous Am Up Scottish Listen Often Stand Stand Up Chamber Need

The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement. Mario Monti

Government Political Will Remove Solid Rather Absence Parliament Disagreement Support Parties Hinder Because Political Parties Than Personalities Ground Help Base

I know this isn't a widespread view in the Anglo Saxon world, but I believe that much of the reconciliation between more centralized governance and the scope for democracy - democratic control - will be resolved through an even stronger role of the European Parliament. Mario Monti

Democracy World Will Stronger Control Believe Resolved Saxon Reconciliation Anglo-Saxon More Through Parliament Between Know Democratic Governance Scope Role Centralized Much View European Even Widespread

The extraordinary exertions of the colonies, in cooperation with British measures, against the French, in the late war, were acknowledged by the British parliament to be more than adequate to their ability. Mercy Otis Warren

War Extraordinary Late Adequate Ability More Colonies Parliament French Were Than Acknowledged Against Measures Cooperation British

I was encouraged to stand for Parliament by David Cameron, and he has given me the opportunity to serve in what I believe is a great, reforming government. I think he is an outstanding Prime Minister. Michael Gove

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