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In the parliament of the present every man represents a constituency of the past Picture Quote #1

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people Picture Quote #1

Improved turnout will give parliament and government the appearance of being more legitimate Picture Quote #1

There is always the risk in parliament that political opinions might be expressed Picture Quote #1

Wherever there is a parliament, there must of necessity be an opposition Picture Quote #1

I am rather of the opinion that in England a gentleman's dreams are his own private concern. I fancy there is a law in that effect and, if there is not, why, Parliament should certainly be made to pass one immediately! It ill becomes another man to invite himself into them Picture Quote #1

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I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament Picture Quote #1

An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own Picture Quote #1

If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people Picture Quote #1

People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament Picture Quote #1

In 1765, parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act that apparently had something to do with stamps Picture Quote #1

The idea of putting old Browborough into prison for conduct which habit had made second nature to a large proportion of the House was distressing to Members of Parliament generally Picture Quote #1

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The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather than be at threat of. The threat of an over powerful monarch at the time Picture Quote #1

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament Picture Quote #1

How did it happen that a republic born of a rebellion against a king and parliament we did not elect has fallen under a tyranny of judges we did not elect? Picture Quote #1

There's much more we can be doing in Parliament, we could be giving more power back to people at local government level, through local referendums Picture Quote #1

We need female advocates. I'd love to live in a world where there are as many women in parliament as men Picture Quote #1

Dust, who is not dust? I am dust. But I am your Member of Parliament, nevertheless Picture Quote #1

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It is true that I entered parliament at the age of 23, and have now been representing the people of my constituency for over twenty years Picture Quote #1

It is conceivable that a party might gain the majority in parliament and claims the government for itself Picture Quote #1

There are many members of parliament present here who know as well as I do that, if a man has not already been converted, it will require a great deal more than a letter of appeal to achieve conversion Picture Quote #1

The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international police force with power to enforce national conformity to rules of right conduct is a counsel of perfection Picture Quote #1

I am confident that you brothers in parliament will champion the will of the people over that of the occupier Picture Quote #1

We have in the last two years, we have passed 350 legislation in the parliament, most of which deal with democratization, human rights, and of course, economy Picture Quote #1

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Parliament must not be told a direct untruth, but its quite possible to allow them to mislead themselves Picture Quote #1

We will have to embark on a change so radical, a revolution so quiet and yet so total, that it will go far beyond the programme for a parliament Picture Quote #1

Naturally, the common people don’t want war... but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country Picture Quote #1

My personal view is always I’m in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That’s after all what we were elected for Picture Quote #1

Acts of terror have never brought down liberal democracies. Acts of parliament have closed a few Picture Quote #1

Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of parliament that makes it so Picture Quote #1

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In the parliament of the present every man represents a constituency of the past (Parliament Quotes) A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people (Parliament Quotes) Improved turnout will give parliament and government the appearance of being more legitimate (Parliament Quotes) There is always the risk in parliament that political opinions might be expressed (Parliament Quotes) Wherever there is a parliament, there must of necessity be an opposition (Parliament Quotes) I am rather of the opinion that in England a gentleman's dreams are his own private concern. I fancy there is a law in that effect and, if there is not, why, Parliament should certainly be made to pass one immediately! It ill becomes another man to invite himself into them (Parliament Quotes) I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament (Parliament Quotes) An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own (Parliament Quotes) If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people (Parliament Quotes) People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament (Parliament Quotes) In 1765, parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act that apparently had something to do with stamps (Parliament Quotes) The idea of putting old Browborough into prison for conduct which habit had made second nature to a large proportion of the House was distressing to Members of Parliament generally (Parliament Quotes) The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather than be at threat of. The threat of an over powerful monarch at the time (Parliament Quotes) The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament (Parliament Quotes) How did it happen that a republic born of a rebellion against a king and parliament we did not elect has fallen under a tyranny of judges we did not elect? (Parliament Quotes) There's much more we can be doing in Parliament, we could be giving more power back to people at local government level, through local referendums (Parliament Quotes) We need female advocates. I'd love to live in a world where there are as many women in parliament as men (Parliament Quotes) Dust, who is not dust? I am dust. But I am your Member of Parliament, nevertheless (Parliament Quotes) It is true that I entered parliament at the age of 23, and have now been representing the people of my constituency for over twenty years (Parliament Quotes) It is conceivable that a party might gain the majority in parliament and claims the government for itself (Parliament Quotes) There are many members of parliament present here who know as well as I do that, if a man has not already been converted, it will require a great deal more than a letter of appeal to achieve conversion (Parliament Quotes) The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international police force with power to enforce national conformity to rules of right conduct is a counsel of perfection (Parliament Quotes) I am confident that you brothers in parliament will champion the will of the people over that of the occupier (Parliament Quotes) We have in the last two years, we have passed 350 legislation in the parliament, most of which deal with democratization, human rights, and of course, economy (Parliament Quotes) Parliament must not be told a direct untruth, but its quite possible to allow them to mislead themselves (Parliament Quotes) We will have to embark on a change so radical, a revolution so quiet and yet so total, that it will go far beyond the programme for a parliament (Parliament Quotes) Naturally, the common people don’t want war... but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country (Parliament Quotes) My personal view is always I’m in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That’s after all what we were elected for (Parliament Quotes) Acts of terror have never brought down liberal democracies. Acts of parliament have closed a few (Parliament Quotes) Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of parliament that makes it so (Parliament Quotes)

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