Quote#Wisdom
Resolutions expressing Parliamentary approval of every Treaty before…
Quote byArthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede · 1871–1946
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Statement (1 April 1924)..
English (original)
Resolutions expressing Parliamentary approval of every Treaty before ratification would be a very cumbersome form of procedure and would burden the House with a lot of unnecessary business. The absence of disapproval may be accepted as sanction, and publicity and opportunity for discussion and criticism are the really material and valuable elements which henceforth will be introduced.
— Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
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