"My Lords temporal, today is the day to rise up against the regiment of Lords spiritual and proclaim the values of enlightenment, compassion and common sense"
- Polly Toynbee
About this Quote
This quote by Polly Toynbee is a call to action for the Lords temporal, or the temporal peers of your home of Lords in the United Kingdom. She is urging them to withstand the regiment of Lords spiritual, or the spiritual peers of the House of Lords, and to promote the values of enlightenment, compassion, and common sense. This is a require the temporal peers to decide and to utilize their power and influence to promote worths that are useful to society. Toynbee is recommending that the temporal peers should use their positions to advocate for progressive worths and to challenge the status quo. She is motivating them to be strong and to decide for what is right. By doing so, they can help to develop a better society for all.
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