Top Commons Quotes
The House of Commons is a great unwieldy body, which requires great Art and some Cordials to keep it loyal.
Henry Pelham
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.
Jack Cade
If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
Winston Churchill
On March 10, 1764, preliminary resolutions passed the House of Commons looking towards the Stamp Act.
Albert Bushnell Hart
In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time, perhaps since the discovery of agriculture or the invention of private property in real estate.
Garrett Hardin
Edward Coke 
Garrett Hardin 
Agnes Macphail 
John Bright 
Benjamin Disraeli 
Diane Abbott 
Henry Pelham 
Lawrence Lessig 
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The House of Commons is a great unwieldy body, which requires great Art and some Cordials to keep it loyal.
Henry Pelham 
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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.
Jack Cade
86% of people like this quote
If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
Winston Churchill
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On March 10, 1764, preliminary resolutions passed the House of Commons looking towards the Stamp Act.
Albert Bushnell Hart
54% of people like this quote
In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time, perhaps since the discovery of agriculture or the invention of private property in real estate.
Garrett Hardin
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Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.
Garrett Hardin
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We have a maxim in the House of Commons, and written on the walls of our houses, that old ways are the safest and surest ways.
Edward Coke
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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
Benjamin Disraeli
52% of people like this quote
There's no secret about my ambition, I do not want to go into the House of Commons. My only real political interest is in London and if one day I'm in a position to run for mayor, then terrific.
Trevor Phillips
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Anybody who enjoys being in the House of Commons probably needs psychiatric help.
Ken Livingstone
50% of people like this quote