Quotes about "Politics & Government"

The first thing I would like to say is that I don't think folk at Westminster - or for that matter at Holyrood - constitute an elite. They are representatives who are elected and who are at the service of voters who can fire them. ”

Making promises and then saddling yourself with a political system and a political union that means that you cannot deliver those promises, I fear, doesn't contribute to an atmosphere of trust and confidence in politics. ”

People should vote for democracy, and Britain should vote for hope. ”

Were I ever alone in the dock, I would not want to be arraigned before our flawed tribunals, knowing my freedom could be forfeit as a result of political pressures. I would prefer a fair trial, under the shadow of the noose. ”

I'm not asking the public to trust me; I'm asking the public to trust themselves. ”

There are great things that Britain can do in the future as a progressive beacon. By voting Leave, we have that opportunity. ”

I was fortunate enough in my public school that they had a full music program, and no one escaped it. It was treated as a subject that was as important as everything else, and I believe it is. ”

When people performing on the public's behalf feel intimidated, it's a sorry affair. ”

I want the Forest Service to look at a vista with scenery, not only at lumber with a price tag. ”

Scratch the surface of what's socially normal. I suppose in some way all of us have something we display to the public and things we feel too ashamed of or uncomfortable with to reveal to other people. ”