House Electoral Tribunal

Famous quotes containing the words house, electoral and/or tribunal:

    “When Wellington thrashed Bonaparte,
    As every child can tell,
    The House of Peers, throughout the war,
    Did nothing in particular,
    And did it very well:”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.”
    —Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)

    “There’s a new tribunal now
    Higher than God’s—the educated man’s!”
    —Robert Browning (1812–1889)