home rule

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Meaning

self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

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But what is this India Home Rule Bill? I will tell you. It is a gigantic quilt of jumbled crotchet work. There is no theme; there is no pattern; there is no agreement; there is no conviction; there is no simplicity; there is no courage. It is a monstrous monument of shame built by pygmies. Winston Churchill

Throughout my political career, I've believed in the concept of home rule. Some call it local control. Whichever phrase you use, the concept is the same - the best decisions are those made closest to those who will be impacted by the decisions. Linda Lingle

The English should give Ireland home rule -- and reserve the motion picture rights. Will Rogers

This Home Rule conspiracy is the most nefarious conspiracy that has ever been put before the electors of this country. Edward Carson, Baron Carson

I have always been sympathetic to the claims of Ulster, and as a Protestant Nonconformist I have a thorough appreciation of the Ulster anxieties about Home Rule. David Lloyd George

I see the carrying of [Irish] Home Rule is ascribed to others. I cannot allow that. Home Rule was put through by me entirely, and I don't mind telling you that I sacrificed my Premiership to carrying through Home Rule. David Lloyd George

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