#lords

The Government and the Parliament, even the House of Lords, will consent to a large increase of electors; and men who have not considered the subject fully will imagine they have gained much by the concession. ↗

— John Bright

#consent #considered #even #fully #gained

Was the real Jesus of history one and the same as the Christ of faith whom we read about in the New Testament and worship in the church? Was Jesus really raised from the dead? Is he really the divine Lord of lords? ↗

— John Clayton

#christ #church #dead #divine #faith

The Conservative Party is not honouring the commitment to Lords reform and, as a result, part of our contract has now been broken. Clearly I cannot permit a situation where Conservative rebels can pick and choose the parts of the contract they like, while Liberal Democrat MPs are bound to the entire agreement. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#been #bound #broken #cannot #choose

Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn't have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government? ↗

— Richard J. Daley

#city #city government #denied #disciples #doubted

My Lords temporal, today is the day to rise up against the regiment of Lords spiritual and proclaim the values of enlightenment, compassion and common sense. ↗

— Polly Toynbee

#common #common sense #compassion #day #enlightenment

Substantive and procedural law benefits and protects landlords over tenants, creditors over debtors, lenders over borrowers, and the poor are seldom among the favored parties. ↗

— John Turner

#benefits #borrowers #creditors #debtors #favored

I’ve never cheated on a lover. I’m faithful, always. But the war comes before anyone’s feelings. Every time.” Wow. Battle before love. Without a doubt, he was the most unromantic male she’d ever met. Even more so than her great-grandfather, who had laughingly burned her great-grandmother to death after she’d given birth to Gwen’s grandmother. ↗

— Gena Showalter

#lords-of-the-underworld #romance #death

The House of Lords says I'm not a member of it. My passport says I am - get used to it. ↗

— Christopher Monckton

#get #house #i #i am #lords

If we accept the rule of those who think they are the bosses and lords of Mexico, nothing will change for the people on the bottom. ↗

— Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

#bosses #bottom #change #for the people #lords

The founding document of the United States of America acknowledges the Lordship of Jesus Christ because we are a Christian nation. ↗

— Pat Robertson

#because #christ #christian #christian nation #document