Quote by Lucy Powell
At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the rig

At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship. – Lucy Powell

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In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government. – Lucy Powell

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What the Lib Dems have failed to do is offer any meaningful agenda for government or for power. – Lucy Powell

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I believe… that security declines as security machinery expands. – E.B. White

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Speed kills colour… the gyroscope, when turning at full speed, shows up gray. – Paul Morand

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Australia has an increasingly multicultural society. – Julie Bishop

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We feed on the world in increasingly desperate attempts to compensate for feelings of incompleteness, separation, and alienation. This is a sorry way to live. – Ken McLeod, Wake Up To Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of Attention

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And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole. – Daniel Libeskind

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Real equality is immensely difficult to achieve, it needs continual revision and monitoring of distributions. And it does not provide buffers between members, so they are continually colliding or frustrating each other. – Mary Douglas

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