- Nov 07, 2020
Parliament Quotes
Whose voice actually reaches the chamber?
These quotes probe parliament as an institution — who it truly represents, how consent and sovereignty get debated, and proposals to trim its size. They pair naturally with Authority quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Disobey
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I could not disobey the will of the Catalan parliament.
- Law
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As president, I have the right to call a referendum based on a law that the Catalan parliament has approved.
- Democracy
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For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament.
- End
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When I entered federal parliament at the end of 2007, I was appointed parliamentary secretary for disabilities.
- Never
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The function of parliament is to hold the executive to account. We should never overlook the primacy of parliament.
- Long
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It wasn't long before people discovered the final horrors of letting an urchin into Parliament.
- Kings
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The representatives of people become uncrowned kings and queens once they get into Parliament.
- Country
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There are occasions when obstruction in Parliament brings greater benefits to the country.
- Hard
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