I am not like other men, and the ordinary laws of morality…

“Albert liked to play the stoic, and he embraced the opportunity to do over the negotiations about the marriage. He insisted that Uncle Leopold…

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“There is one thing alone to do in this world and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power,”…

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“Life in a palace rather resembles camping in a museum,”

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“I am glad we’ve been bombed,’ said the Queen famously. ‘It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face.”

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“It is calculated that George III had an astonishing fifty-six grandchildren. He did not have one legitimate heir. The vision of Charlotte had sustained…

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“There were strange noises in the room, great bellowing sobs that did not sound like anything human. They bounced off the wals, echoing in…

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“It was a matter of making the best job you can . . . and accepting your fate.”

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“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service…

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“In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas,…

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“And yet, as Verena watched her turn back to the dusting, she had the curious sensation that positions had been reversed in the oddest…

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“I am more English than the English.- Rudolf de Vitt”

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“It would be wrong to kill oneself if one did not know exactly the nature of one's eyes.”

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“Women should stick to knitting,” said Napoleon.12”

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“AMBITION IS NEVER content, even at the summit of greatness,” Napoleon declared.”

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“When I am outside in the fresh air my ideas take a higher direction,” Napoleon said. “I cannot understand how some men can work…

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