As yourselves your empires fall, and every kingdom hath a grave. — William Habington Copy Share Image
Films about the English monarchy, they tend to have a lavishness, sumptuous imagery, it's all very posh and rich. — Tom Hooper Copy Share Image
I've spent a bit of time with the Prince of Wales, who I respect greatly. I'd give two cheers for the Monarchy. — Sting Copy Share Image
Pietas prevailed, and out of the blood of Caesar the monarchy was born. — Ronald Syme Copy Share Image
The partial exception to our London-centric state institutions is the monarchy, which has always had peripatetic tendencies. — Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis Copy Share Image
Absolute monarchy,... is the easiest death, the true Euthanasia of the BRITISH constitution. — David Hume Copy Share Image
The invention of the camera enabled the reinvention of the British monarchy for the modern era. — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
There is so much else in the world that is more interesting [ than monarchy]. — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“[It was] better to set up a monarchy themselves than to suffer a sedition to continue that must certainly end in one.” — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Louis XVI started to die on June 21st 1791. For his flight tore away the veil of that false constitutional monarchy, and… — Francois Furet Copy Share Image
High school is neither a democracy nor a dictatorship - nor, contrary to popular belief, an anarchic state. High school is a… — John Green Copy Share Image
“No debe de tener a nadie de confianza el rey Juan Carlos si nadie se atreve a decirle que no se puede… — Chus Fernandez Copy Share Image
Christ will remain a priest and king; though He was never consecrated by any papist bishop or greased by any of those… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The descendants of Holy Roman Empire monarchies became feeble-minded in the twentieth century, and after World War I had been done in… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
If our vaunted rule of the people does not breed nobler men and women than monarchies have done it must and will… — Anna Julia Cooper Copy Share Image
Donald Trump has a pre-modern monarchic family structure. His business is a monarchy with family members all around. His administration is a… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I have only met Prince Charles once, when he was very charming and easy to chat to. I have always had a… — Tim Pigott-Smith Copy Share Image
In the various states of society, armies are recruited from very different motives. Barbarians are urged by the love of war; the… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Britain has had some very strong and successful queens throughout history, but, since the Act of Succession in 1701, they have only… — Penny Junor Copy Share Image
We are a constitutional monarchy. I don't order laws, I propose them. Article 35 of our constitution states that the king can… — Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Copy Share Image
“Sometimes," Helena continued, "I have a terrible dream of the future. Not now, but presently, people may forget their loyalty to their… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
This rationale, which justified the mixed constitution of Great Britain, might have made some sense in 1776, but by 1787 most American… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
I'd like to see a much more open Monarchy, myself. I used to think they were completely useless and we should get… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
Thus, experience has ever shown, that education, as well as religion, aristocracy, as well as democracy and monarchy, are, singly, totally inadequate… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I am not in favour of hierarchies that grant privileges to members who fail to uphold those values - there are plenty… — Richard Coles Copy Share Image
“So this is where all the vapid talk about the 'soul' of the universe is actually headed. Once the hard-won principles of… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
We teach them to take their patriotism at second-hand; to shout with the largest crowd without examining into the right or wrong… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Now a government is secure insofar as it has God for its foundation and His Will for its guide; but this, surely,… — Seraphim Rose Copy Share Image
“Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
“The absolute monarch was supposed to serve the interests of the nation as a whole, to be the visible exponent and proof… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
In my opinion humanity is being prayed upon, I mean as a species. Not only by old satanic families like the Rothschilds… — Sean Young Copy Share Image
“Democracy, indeed, has a fair-appearing name and conveys the impression of bringing equal rights to all through equal laws, but its results… — Cassius Dio Copy Share Image
“Monarchy can easily be "debunked", but watch the faces, mark well the accents of the debunkers. These are the men whose taproot… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
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