Quotes About Authority

We have never said that we want to challenge the institution of Parliament.

Ultimately, any government is one which enjoys the majority of support of members of Parliament to carry out a policy.

We never said that we don't have faith in Parliament. We have great respect for Parliament.

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

Parliament was an institution of enormous standing when I was aspiring to go in. It isn't now.

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

This is not about abolishing parliamentary power. It's about rebalancing power.

The digitization of human beings will make a parody out of 'doctor knows best.'

There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal.

I've enjoyed being a baseball owner more because I've enjoyed owners being allowed to participate.

Anybody can decide if they have got the money to fight a case if they don't like a particular thing, and they complain to the watch committee, local council or whatever.

I do not believe in self-proclaimed parties.

Defending Congressional authority should not be a partisan issue.

California is among several states that already have fought their way out from under partisan gerrymandering by taking line-drawing authority away from the Legislature.

Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws.

Everyone believed the Senate could not really be led. It used to take so long to rise up through seniority. In two years Lyndon Johnson is assistant leader of his party. In four years he is the leader of his party.

We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor.

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that you have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

The president of the United States, on Inauguration Day, takes an oath to faithfully execute the laws. Those are the laws that are passed by Congress.

Many civil rights came about, not when they were passed into law, but because the federal government did what it should and saw them enforced.

It's one thing to be groped and harassed by passers-by, but when the state gropes you, it gives a green light that you are fair game.

Democracy passes into despotism.

I find it very frustrating how much passing the buck there is in the criminal justice system when it comes to taking responsibility for outcomes.

religion has been the historically most widespread and effective instrumentality of legitimation.