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The opposition may have the right to doubt every thing, but for myself, I call on opposition to practice its role within limits of objectively, responsibility and country interests.

Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account.

The Opposition aren't really the Opposition. They're just called the Opposition. But in fact they are the Opposition in exile. The Civil Service are the Opposition in residence.

We respect opposition to any position or policy. But we believe that the opinion that should prevail and be respected is that of the majority.

In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok.

In Washington, particularly, the loyal opposition has a job to be the opposition. But you can't stop there.

When a party is in opposition, it opposes. That's its job. But when it comes to power, it must govern. Easy rhetoric is over, the press of reality becomes irresistible. By necessity, it adopts some of the policies it had once denounced. And a new national consensus is born.

Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity.