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House Of Commons Quotes

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both. Benjamin Disraeli
We have a maxim in the House of Commons, and written on the walls of our houses, that old ways are the safest and surest ways. Edward Coke
I'm going to reduce the size of the Cabinet, cut the number of ministers, reduce the size of the House of Commons, campaign for a European Parliament with 100 fewer members, halve the number of political advisers, and abolish a huge swathe of Labour's regional bureaucracies and agencies and their offices in Brussels. William Hague
Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."(Speech in the House of Commons, 11 November 1947) Winston Churchill
Women have worked hard; starved in prison; given of their time and lives that we might sit in the House of Commons and take part in the legislating of this country. Ellen Wilkinson
I. cannot stoop to reply to the folly and the slander of every poor Tory partisan who assails me, and I should not have noticed you but for the fact that you are a member of the House of Commons. John Bright
Charles Kennedy quote: "I do think there is a great deal of caricature around the..."
I do think there is a great deal of caricature around the House of Commons. It is just that kind of place. Charles Kennedy
Well, why do you want a political career? Have you ever been in the House of Commons and taken a good square look at the inmates? As weird a gaggle of freaks and sub-humans as was ever collected in one spot. P. G. Wodehouse
The House of Commons, refused to receive the addresses of the colonies, when the matter was pending; besides, we hold our rights neither from them nor from the Lords. Christopher Gadsden
Oscar Wilde quote: "Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it..."
Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm. Oscar Wilde
What the government has to do, if it wants to govern for any length of time, is it must appeal primarily to the third parties in the House of Commons to get them to support it. Stephen Harper
Winston Churchill quote: "If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable..."
If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. Winston Churchill
Benjamin Disraeli quote: "No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons..."
No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married. Benjamin Disraeli
But there's certainly only one thing I could never agree with George Galloway on. He's a teetotaller and wants to close all the bars in the House of Commons. That is just not on. Nigel Farage
There's no secret about my ambition, I do not want to go into the House of Commons. My only real political interest is in London and if one day I'm in a position to run for mayor, then terrific. Trevor Phillips

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