“I've always seen my campaigns against corruption as political work of a purer form than what opposition leaders usually do. All they do is hold roundtables and release political statements, which is all well and good. But there are concrete things that need to get done in order to achieve the basic goal of every opposition politician.” NeedsWellsDoneFormPoliticalOrderGoalLeaderAchievePoliticianCorruptionCampaignsStatementsReleaseOppositionConcrete Author:Alexei Navalny
“It is rather shocking to note that opposition leaders, who are representatives of the wananchi (citizens), are themselves rejecting the participation of the wananchi in this major public issue.” LeaderIssuesCitizensMajorsNotesOppositionRepresentativesParticipationShockingRejecting Author:Amani
“Behind the big names of twentieth-century literature there stands a shadow cabinet of writers waiting to take over once the Wind of Change has blown. My own vote goes to Hugh Kingsmill as leader of this opposition.” BigsLiteratureNamesWaitingMy OwnBehindsLeaderCenturyWindShadowVoteOppositionTwentieth CenturyCabinetsWinds Of Change Author:Hugh Kingsmill
“First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that's to provide an alternative government.” FirstsI CanGovernmentForgetResponsibilityLeaderAlternativesOpposition Author:Stephen Harper
“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.” ReasonGovernmentLeaderObligationAlternativesOppositionParliamentMergers Author:Stephen Harper
“There is nothing I dread so much as the division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our constitution.” TwoGovernmentPoliticalEvilPartyLeaderConstitutionHumbleOppositionDivisionRepublicDreadPolitical PartiesApprehensionTwo Party SystemGreat PartyOpposition PartiesGreatest Political Book:The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations Source: The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations
“The role of the opposition leader differs from that of the chancellor. If this government is to be successful, I have to take the emotional state of all partners into account. Besides, the Social Democrats didn't exactly present me with the motto "Let us dare to have more freedom" on a silver platter.” IfsStatesGovernmentSocialLeaderRolesSuccessfulEmotionalAccountsDemocratDarePartnersBeing SuccessfulOppositionSilverMottoSilver Platter Author:Angela Merkel
“I noticed - and this is one of the people don't understand of Tony [Abbot] - he grew. To me he grew as opposition leader. He come in - he wasn't really good at the beginning when he was opposition leader. He won the confidence of the Australian people and got the job as Prime Minister. He grew in Indigenous affairs. To me, we just totally disagreed in it, but now we're very much one on one on it.” PeopleJobsLeaderGrewAffairMinistersOppositionPrimePrime MinisterIndigenousAustralianOne On One Author:Warren Mundine
“Australians can trust me to get the job done. They can have the confidence that in the heart of the circumstances I will win through in their interests no matter how relentlessly negative the leader of the opposition is.” HeartMatterDoneJobsWinningInterestLeaderCircumstancesNegativeOppositionTrust MeGet The Job DoneI Will Win Author:Julia Gillard
“The Ukrainian opposition should adopt democratic unity as its main principle, and it also must have one leader.” ShouldLeaderPrinciplesDemocraticUnityOppositionUkrainian Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“Lord Cranborne told the leader of the opposition to 'back me or sack me' - he succeeded in doing both.” LeaderLordOpposition Author:Tony Blair
“North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been awarded the highest rank in the country's military. The decision was praised by everyone from Parliamentary leader Kim Jong Un to opposition leader Kim Jong Un.” Has BeensCountryDecisionLeaderMilitaryHighestOppositionNorth KoreaKoreanKimParliamentaryNorth Korean Author:Conan O'Brien