Pregnancy seemed like a tremendous abdication of control. Something growing inside you which would eventually usurp your life. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I feel much more strongly about the abdication of responsibility by the media than by political advocates. They're representing a constituency. — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Yet there comes a time in the life of a patriot when abdication would amount to a betrayal if not outright treachery. — Olusegun Obasanjo Copy Share Image
What citizens of a free country would listen to any offers of good and skillful administration in return for the abdication of… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
"Next," said Mrs Wilfer with a wave of her gloves, expressive of abdication under protest from the culinary throne, "I would recommend… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
This is a perfect snapshot of the West at twilight. On the one hand, governments of developed nations microregulate every aspect of… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
In the past, the U.S. has shown its capacity to reinvent its gifts for leadership. During the 1970s, in the aftermath of… — Paul Johnson Copy Share Image
I knew all about Edward VIII's abdication, George VI becoming the king and having a stammer, but nothing about how he got… — Geoffrey Rush Copy Share Image
