Uk Political Quotes & Sayings

What is the value of having millions of people in Iraq not having a repressive regime? What is the value of having the Iraqi regime not shooting at UK and US aircraft almost every day? What is the value of the Iraqis having a free press? What is the value of the foreign minister of Iraq going to Paris, calling for an end of the Gadhafi regime and citing Iraq as a model, as an example, that in fact a freer political system can exist in that part of the world? — Donald Rumsfeld

The word "down," is very musical. It just always comes. — Stephen Malkmus

[M]onarchy was, or ought to be, not so much absolute as mitigated by the principle of ius politicum, supporting a mixed polity partaking of elements both royal and political, which is to say, popular and representative. — Patrick Collinson

There is no moral difference between a Stealth bomber and a suicide bomber. They both kill innocent people for political reasons. — Tony Benn

Relativity is a purely scientific matter and has nothing to do with religion. — Albert Einstein

I think in this country [UK] we could do with rather less political correctness and more straight talking across the board. — Philip Davies

Robert had heard enough. This girl clearly had no bounds to her imagination which, in political terms, made her the most dangerous person in the UK, so he cut to the chase. — David J. Ashton

You get these insurgent movements of populism, left and right. An insurgent movement of populism took my political party over in the UK for example. — Tony Blair

We shall have to remove everything that strangles artistic and scientific creativeness. — Alexander Dubcek

To reclaim our past and insist that it become a part of our human history is the task that lies before us. For the future requires that women, as well as men, shape the world destiny. — Judy Chicago

The maiden Olympics had more to protest about than mere war, though. Central to its ethos was a rejection of two establishments the political one, certainly, but also that of the wider poetry world itself. It changed poetry for ever in the UK, ... It led to readings all over the country. You suddenly got more women reading and publishing poems, as well as gay guys and poets from all over the world. Until that time, published poetry had been very university-based white, male, middle-class. We were trying to break poetry out of its academic confines. — Adrian Mitchell

I wasn't one to judge others when it came to fashion choices, but even I knew he'd drawn the short straw in the apocalyptic wardrobe department. — Violet Cross

The three main political parties all agree the UK deficit is high and needs to be brought down. All agree that it is easier to get a deficit down if you have faster growth, cutting unemployment-related costs and raising revenues. — John Redwood

The dream of true economic, gender and racial equality in a free society, which was cherished (if not achieved) by Leftists of the post-war generation, died under New Labour; but the egalitarianism at its heart was resurrected by a merciless minority as the brain-sucking zombie of Political Correctness. — Mark Crutchfield

The world itself is too small for the covetous. — Seneca The Younger

God you are rude. No wonder you go through women. One hour with you, and they are probably begging to leave. — Laura Thalassa

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I am not at all relieved to find out that Peter is still alive. "Where's Peter, then?"
"He is where you would expect him to be," Caleb replies.
"Erudite," I say. I shake my head. "What a
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I can't even think of a word strong enough to describe him. Apparently I need to expand my vocabulary. — Veronica Roth

Might not too much investment in teaching Shelley mean falling behind our economic competitors? But there is no university without humane inquiry, which means that universities and advanced capitalism are fundamentally incompatible. And the political implications of that run far deeper than the question of student fees. — Terry Eagleton

The rise of man from the animal to the human level was prolonged by the necessity of rising from a state of barbarism and violence to one of order and peace. — Leon Bourgeois

He was as pretty as a magpie, and just as annoying when he opened his mouth. — Lynn Lovegreen

Secondly, the proper counsel and intention of God in sending his Son into the world to die was, that thereby he might confirm and ratify the new covenant to his elect, and purchase for them all the good things which are contained in the tenure of that covenant, - to wit, grace and glory; that by his death he might bring many (yet some certain) children to glory, obtaining for them that were given unto him by his Father (that is, his whole church) reconciliation with God, remission of sins, faith, righteousness, sanctification, and life eternal. — John Owen

So you weren't just jealous? She licked the claw once more. Perhaps a little. Eragon — Christopher Paolini

There is only one hope for mankind - and that is democratic socialism. There is only one party in Great Britain which can do it - and that is the Labour Party. — Aneurin Bevan