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Quotes About Parliament

Fascism in Uruguay did not begin just with the military coup of 1973, but years before, even when there was still a government with a constitution and parliament.
~ Jose Mujica
Marriage is a sacrament, and the decision of what is a sacrament lies with the Church, not with Parliament.
~ Jacob Rees-Mogg
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.
~ Adam Michnik
The BJP does not intend to use Parliament to project Congress's corruption.
~ Nirmala Sitharaman
I know the rule. I know law. I know economics. I know parliament. That's an explosive combination.
~ Subramanian Swamy
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
The whole history of music has turned out to be something perfect. It's all come around. The music we did with Funkadelic and Parliament was the DNA for hip-hop.
~ George Clinton
It is important that the decorum and dignity of the House is upheld at all times. The image of Parliament in the public mind should be one where proceedings, debates and discussions take place with a view to resolve issues through a constructive and co-operative approach.
~ Pratibha Patil
I would encourage anyone who shares our liberal values in or outside parliament to join our party and join our liberal movement. Our door is absolutely open.
~ Jo Swinson
If we want to change a law, we can do that in Parliament. That is a democratic right that has often been taken from the E.U.
~ Jacob Rees-Mogg
Our armed forces, not our parliament of dunces, are our pride. Doubting our armed forces' integrity and honesty is a disgraceful travesty.
~ Victor Banerjee
Parliament is supposed to be serious. It's not a place for jingoistic cheering.
~ Jeremy Corbyn
It wasn't long before people discovered the final horrors of letting an urchin into Parliament.
~ Bernadette Devlin
Parliament's centuries of history have been overwhelmingly dominated by men, but things are changing.
~ Andrea Leadsom
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.
~ Walter Bagehot
The U.K. will leave the European Union, freedom of movement will end, and the British parliament will decide how many people come to live here.
~ Andrea Leadsom
A century after some women first got the vote, we are upping the pressure for change to consign Parliament's legacy of inequality in the past.
~ Andrea Leadsom
When Cameron said to me 'you're a dinosaur,' several people in Parliament said to me 'you're trendin', Dennis, you're trendin' - and I didn't know what it meant. I know now what it is.
~ Dennis Skinner
In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.
~ Diane Abbott
I am well aware of the politics of Uttar Pradesh, as I have had multiple stints as a member of Parliament. I know how politics works here.
~ Yogi Adityanath
There are occasions when obstruction in Parliament brings greater benefits to the country.
~ Arun Jaitley
Some members of both Houses have, it is true, been removed from their employments under the Crown; but were they ever told, either by me or by any other of his majesty's servants, that it was for opposing the measures of the administration in Parliament?
~ Robert Walpole
Parliament must not be told a direct untruth, but it's quite possible to allow them to mislead themselves.
~ Norman Tebbit
The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government.
~ Stephen Harper