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“It excites world wonder in the Parliamentary countries that we should build a Chamber, starting afresh, which can only seat two-thirds of its Members. It is difficult to explain this to those who do not know our ways. They cannot easily be made to understand why we consider that the intensity, passion, intimacy, informality and spontaneity of our Debates constitute the personality of the House of Commons and endow it at once with its focus and its strength.”

“The sum of the crowd's IQ was far below that of its most modest single member. Mobs have passions, not brains.”

Passion Brain Members Crowds Modest

Book:The Fall of Hyperion

Source: The Fall of Hyperion

“Politics is concerned with herds rather than with individuals, and the passions which are important in politics are, therefore, those in which the various members of a given herd can feel alike.”

Feels Important Passion Individual Given Members Concerned Various Herds

Book:Human Society in Ethics and Politics

Source: Human Society in Ethics and Politics

“I see now our fireside formed into a groupe, no one member of which has a fibre in their composition which can ever produce any jarring or jealousies among us. No irregular passions, no dangerous bias, which may render problematical the future fortunes and happiness of our descendants.”

May Happiness Passion Dangerous Produce Members Fortune Bias Composition Descendants

Book:The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 29: 1 March 1796 to 31 December 1797

Source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 29: 1 March 1796 to 31 December 1797

“As the worldly philosophers of the past affirmed, the goal of economics is to improve the way society functions. In The New Financial Order, Robert Shiller joins this proud tradition by directing his brilliant economic skills toward the creation of financial institutions designed to reduce the risks an unknown future visits on most members of our society and others. Shiller's imaginative and compelling analysis will appeal to all readers who share his passion for initiating not only a richer, but a better, century.”

“I think it's very important to recognize talent in all facets of filmmaking. Making a movie is such a lengthy and intense experience, so it's wonderful to honour actors, directors, producers and all crew members who put so much hard work and passion into a project.”

Thinking Important Hard Passion Actors Wonderful Talent Hard Work Directors Members Projects Intense Producers Honour Filmmaking Crew Facets Lengthy

Author:Eva Green

“Michelle Landr is a fabulous member of Parliament. She is a true representative of that community. She's a classic middle-of-the-road Australian who represents the interests of her community with passion and with a lot of common sense.”

Passion Interest Community Common Middle Members Common Sense Classic Representatives Fabulous Parliament Australian Middle Of The Road Members Of Parliament

Author:George Brandis

“The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves.”

Ifs Government Political Passion Politics Members Office Vote Congress Operations Patriotic

Book:The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency

Source: The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency

“The Eucharistic sacrifice of the body and blood of Christ embraces in turn the mystery of our Lord's continuing passion in the members of his mystical body, the church in every age.”

Body Age Turns Passion Christ Church Lord Sacrifice Mystery Blood Members Embrace Continuing Mystical Our Lord Eucharistic

Author:Pope Benedict XVI