I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.

Iranians launched their constitutional revolution in 1906 and established their parliament soon afterward.

No minister should be able to whisk through Parliament agreements that are negotiated behind closed doors.

Being speaker has afforded me a unique opportunity to serve parliament, for which I am immensely grateful.

It is conceivable that a party might gain the majority in parliament and claims the government for itself.

Parliament must not be told a direct untruth, but it's quite possible to allow them to mislead themselves.

Marriage is a sacrament, and the decision of what is a sacrament lies with the Church, not with Parliament.

There is no more striking illustration of the immobility of British institutions than the House of Commons.

When they are 50 yards from Parliament Hill, they are no longer honourable members, they are just nobodies.

Government cannot tax what Parliament does not approve, but Parliament cannot approve what it does not know.

As president, I have the right to call a referendum based on a law that the Catalan parliament has approved.

Well it's not a matter for me to say what Llew Smith can or cannot do, he's an elected Member of Parliament.

I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and treaties.

The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media.

I'm well aware of different views across my own party and across Parliament on pretty well all Brexit issues.

Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.

I am confident that you brothers in parliament will champion the will of the people over that of the occupier.

Any of us who wants to go to Parliament must have that responsibility to represent the people who voted us in.

One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.

I am well aware of different views across my own party and across parliament on pretty well all Brexit issues.

The Knesset is the parliament that passes the most laws in the world. It's a disaster for the business sector.

I've been working to see that mental health is raised in both oral and written question sessions in parliament.

Parliament must do a better job at holding the Government to account than it managed in the Article 50 debates.

When I entered federal parliament at the end of 2007, I was appointed parliamentary secretary for disabilities.

The first years in Parliament I did nothing - nothing to any purpose. My own distinction was my darling object.

I really think a minority Parliament delivers better democracy in Canada when parties are prepared to cooperate.

As leader of the House, I seek to do exactly that, treating all members of Parliament with courtesy and respect.

No one should be allowed to stand for Parliament without proof that he has taken responsibility for other people.

The European Parliament must send a clear sign that it recognises the importance of embryonic stem cell research.

American missionaries have free rein in Uganda. They can go anywhere they please - schools, hospitals, parliament.

We have members of Parliament from all over the country, many of whom have a difference of opinion on some issues.

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

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

The President of the United States has a much wider power than the German Kaiser had, for he depended on parliament.

The government's intention is to function, to have debates in Parliament, and to work in the interest of the people.

Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.

The Liberal Party will not vote - no Liberal member of Parliament will vote - to take away a woman's right to choose.

Parliament will train you to talk; and above all things to hear, with patience, unlimited quantities of foolish talk.

At times I wonder whether or not your role as a member of Parliament... may in fact inhibit a relationship developing.

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

[The British constitution] presumes more boldly than any other the good sense and the good faith of those who work it.

There must have been good grounds for belief in witchcraft; otherwise Parliament would not have legislated against it.

Before I went into parliament I used to write business publications, and like many authors wrote under a business name.

Transparency will be at the heart of everything I do - it's what parliament expects, and it's what the public deserves.

For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament.

I reiterate that I am strongly committed to working with those on all sides of politics to improve how Parliament operates.

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.

In the hundreds of hours spent in Parliament debating Brexit, I constantly think of how we could have spent our time better.

We respect every religion. Everyone is free to practice his religion freely... In the Tunisian parliament, we have even Jews.

Since I was first elected to Parliament in 2010, I have witnessed appalling attacks on Jewish people, including my fellow MPs.

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