“Only that Swiss in the heart want still a king or at least a strong Upper House of Parliament. Swiss long themselves for less democracy and more dictatorship.” WantHeartLongStillsHouseStrongDemocracyKingsDictatorshipParliamentSwissHouses Of Parliament Author:Peter Bichsel
“Human rights did not begin with the French Revolution...[they] really stem from a mixture of Judaism and Christianity...[we English] had 1688, our quiet revolution, where Parliament exerted its will over the King...it was not the sort of Revolution that France's was...'Liberty, equality, fraternity' - they forgot obligations and duties I think. And then of course the fraternity went missing for a long time.” ThinkingHumansLongCoursesLibertyChristianityRightsMissingDutyRevolutionKingsQuietLong TimeHuman RightsObligationFranceStemJudaismParliamentMixturesFraternityFrench Revolution Book:As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations Source: As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations