Commons Quotes - page 5

Now that the House of Commons has declared itself, we shall take our case to the country. (James Callaghan)
It is the job of government to prevent a tragedy of the commons. That includes the commons of shared values and norms on which democracy depends. View quote
Paul Romer
Think of a public library, worth more for those who cannot afford numerous books. Think of a public waterway or fishing ground. All types of commons have imputed monetary value that together comprise a source of social income. As such, the commons reduces economic inequality and insecurity in society. View quote
Guy Standing
Using political power, the elite can induce local authorities to facilitate enclosure and privatisation of land, water, and other hitherto public amenities. And they can pressurise public administrations to cut taxes, reducing financial resources for maintaining the remaining commons. View quote
Guy Standing
A rich and diverse commons lowers the cost of living for those who use it. And throughout history, it has been those on low incomes who gain most from the commons. View quote
Guy Standing
What distinguishes a commons is that it is not private property, does not have a price, and is oriented towards 'use value' rather than 'exchange value.' It does not exist to generate profits. View quote
Guy Standing
But because human being tend to focus on short-term benefits and our own immediate needs, such tragedies of the commons occur frequently . View quote
Dan Ariely
I had a farewell talk with Gokhale.... On the whole his tone both attracted and impressed me. He promises very confidently a good reception for our Reforms by the Congress.... But whether dealing with Parnell, Gokhale, or any other of the political breed, I have a habit of taking them to mean what they say until and unless I find out a trick. Parnell always so long as we were friends or allies, treated me perfectly honourably.... Mr. Gokhale is to stay in London until the end of the session, and I am in good hopes of finding him a help to me, and not a hindrance, in guiding the strong currents of democratic feeling that are running breast high in the House of Commons. View quote
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked them to sit down since I'd come to walk around. I didn't want them doing me favours. View quote
Agnes Macphail
The House of Commons, refused to receive the addresses of the colonies, when the matter was pending; besides, we hold our rights neither from them nor from the Lords. View quote
Christopher Gadsden
We need to start seeing privacy as a commons - as some kind of a public good that can get depleted as too many people treat it carelessly or abandon it too eagerly. What is privacy for? This question needs an urgent answer. (Evgeny Morozov)
When I was 14, I told my mother I intended to be in the House of Commons in the morning, in court in the afternoon and on stage in the evening. She realised then a fantasist had been born. View quote
Helen McCrory
They say that the commons of England would first destroy the king's friends and afterward himself, and then bring the Duke of York to be king so that by their false means and lies they may make him to hate and destroy his friends, and cherish his false traitors. View quote
Jack Cade
I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and reconnected to the people we serve. View quote
John Bercow
It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at weekends. View quote
John Bercow
I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell my children that. View quote
John Bercow
Protecting Americans from harm goes beyond police and national defense. It's imperative that we not destroy the commons, the physical environment on which we rely. View quote
Kevin O'Leary
But first, the news: The House of Commons was sealed off today after police chased an escaped lunatic through the front door during Prime Minister's question time. A spokesman at Scotland Yard said it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. View quote
Ronnie Barker
The right hon. gentleman is like the Bourbons. He has learned nothing. He comes back to this new House of Commons with the same airy graces – the same subtle dialectics – and the same light and frivolous way of dealing with great questions. He little knows the temper of the new House of Commons if he thinks those methods will prevail here. The right hon. gentleman has...asked certain questions which he seemed to think were posers. ...I have no direct answer to give to them. They are utterly futile, nonsensical and misleading. They are invented by the right hon. gentleman for the purpose of occupying time in this debate. I say, enough of this foolery. View quote
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Most Canadians don't understand the House of Commons. View quote
Jean Chrétien
Most Canadians don't understand the House of Commons. They turn on their televisions, see us yelling at one another, and dismiss us as a bunch of fools. (Jean Chrétien)
There are kings enough in England. I am nothing there. I am old and want rest and should only go to be plagued and teased there about that Damned House of Commons. View quote
George II of Great Britain
As our parliamentary system now stands, we say that this role of overseeing the Government has probably become the main function of the House of Commons. the purpose of this function is to illuminate the weaknesses in government policies, the errors that may have been committed and the sectors that may have been forgotten, and to suggest alternative solutions. View quote
John Allen Fraser
A martial nobility and stubborn commons, possessed of arms, tenacious of property, and collected into constitutional assemblies form the only balance capable of preserving a free constitution against the enterprise of an aspiring prince. View quote
Edward Gibbon
There is no more striking illustration of the immobility of British institutions than the House of Commons. View quote
H. H. Asquith