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“NATIONAL INTEREST should be the Mission Statement of the country's administration! National Interest first!”
Anthony Mizzi
“Claiming that some matters are purely political while others are moral and that, therefore, they merit separate treatment by the legislator, is in my view a travesty of what Parliament is there for”
Alfred Sant
“Bad faith plastered, among others, in the vague arguments of postponement of the divorce Bill, should not be allowed to undermine further the confidence that the people need to have in our institutions, most of all the Constitution and Parliament”
“This can be done under existing parliamentary procedures with due respect for the beliefs and dignity of all sides: those who wish to abstain, vote no, vote yes, on both sides of the party divide,” he writes, stressing that the Prime Minister’s vote, as head of the executive and the person who wanted a referendum is “an unrelated issue”.”
“These two words, authority and responsibility go together. There is no responsibility without authority and vice-versa.”
Carmelo Abela
