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Opposition
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Quotes about opposition
Quotes
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Reflections on the Revolution in France.
The Duty of an Opposition is to oppose.
Randolph Churchill, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)
No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.
Benjamin Disraeli, Coningsby, Bk. II, ch i.
When I first came into Parliament, Mr. Tierney, a great Whig authority, used always to say that the duty of an Opposition was very simple—it was to oppose everything and propose nothing.
Edward Stanley, debate (June 4, 1841). See Hansard's Parliamentary Debates.
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