“I cannot... perceive any ground for hoping that any practical good would, while the funding system exists in its present extent, result from the adoption of any of those projects, which have professed to have in view what is called Parliamentary Reform... when the funding system, from whatever cause, shall cease to operate upon civil and political liberty, there will be no need of projects for parliamentary reform. The parliament will, as far as shall be necessary, then reform itself.” NeedsPoliticalCausesResultsViewsLibertyProjectsPracticalsCeaseReformPerceiveAdoptionParliamentFundingParliamentary Author:William Cobbett
“My objective is that before the end of the millennium Europe should have a true federation. The Commission should become a political executive which can define essential common interests... responsible before the European Parliament and before the nation-states represented how you will, by the European Council or by a second chamber of national parliaments.” ShouldEndsStatesPoliticalNationsInterestCommonEssentialsEuropeShould HaveResponsibleObjectivesExecutivesParliamentCouncilChamberMillenniumCommon InterestsFederation Author:Jacques Delors
“You may twist the word freedom as long as you please, but at last it comes to quiet enjoyment of your own property, or it comes to nothing. Why do men want any of those things that are called political rights and privileges? Why do they, for instance, want to vote at elections for members of parliament? Oh! Because they shall then have an influence over the conduct of those members. And of what use is that? Oh! Then they will prevent the members from doing wrong.” MenWantMayLongUseLastsPoliticalPoliticsEconomyRightsInfluencePleaseQuietMembersVoteElectionPropertyPrivilegeInstanceEnjoymentLiberalismTwistsParliamentPolitical RightsRights And PrivilegesMembers Of Parliament Book:A History of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland Source: A History of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland
“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.” PoliticalHouseNumbersCuttingHugeMembersOfficeSizeCampaignsMinistersAgencyLabourFewerBureaucracyParliamentCabinetsAbolishAdviserBrusselsHouse Of Commons Author:William Hague