These are the qualities, more than the brilliant display on the rostrum, in the forum or before enraptured thousands, that give the full measure of a noble manhood.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
Parliament is, primarily, a forum for debate, rather than a machine for legislation, and bills that cannot be discussed at some length are dropped.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell
Not only is the electorate the ultimate arbiter in political matters, but the platform has in some degree supplanted the House as the forum where public questions are discussed.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell