--- title: "8 English Subject Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 English Subject quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best English Subject sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/john-dryden-491_freedom_freedom-which-in-no-other-land-will-thri_186142.jpg" --- > [Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject's sole prerogative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dryden/freedom-which-in-no-other-land-will-thrive-freedom-an-english-subject/) [John Dryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dryden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/john-dryden-491_freedom_freedom-which-in-no-other-land-will-thri_186142.jpg) > [English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zadie-smith/english-as-a-subject-never-really-got-over-its-upstart-nature-it/) [Zadie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zadie-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/zadie-smith-584_complexity_english-as-a-subject-never-really-got-ov_571197.png) > [“Protestantism's evolution away from hierarchy and authority has enormous consequences for America and the world. On the one hand, the democratization of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-vowell/protestantism-s-evolution-away-from-hierarchy-and-authority-has/) [Sarah Vowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-vowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/sarah-vowell-2016_bible_protestantism-s-evolution-away-from-hier_845810.png) > [“Four months later, in May 1533, a court led by Thomas Cranmer declared the Henry-Catherine marriage null and void just five days…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-river-editors/four-months-later-in-may-1533-a-court-led-by-thomas-cranmer-declared/) [Charles River Editors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-river-editors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/charles-river-editors-1165_marriage_four-months-later-in-may-1533-a-court-le_1049863.jpg) > [“If I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/if-i-am-to-understand-that-you-are-enquiring-whether-i-am-of-jewish/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/j-r-r-tolkien-204_judaism_if-i-am-to-understand-that-you-are-enqui_1464846.jpg) > [I do not find that I feel myself to be any different as an English subject than as an American. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-whitall-smith/i-do-not-find-that-i-feel-myself-to-be-any-different-as-an-english/) [Hannah Whitall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-whitall-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/hannah-whitall-smith-8136_aliens_i-do-not-find-that-i-feel-myself-to-be-a_2554800.jpg) > [“There is never any confusion among competent speakers of English over whether who is subject or object. For example, consider the following…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-david-ledbetter/there-is-never-any-confusion-among-competent-speakers-of-english-over/) [Mark David Ledbetter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-david-ledbetter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/mark-david-ledbetter-34449_dog-bite_there-is-never-any-confusion-among-compe_2935661.jpg) > [What an English King has no right to demand, an English subject has a right to refuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hampden/what-an-english-king-has-no-right-to-demand-an-english-subject-has-a/) [John Hampden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hampden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/john-hampden-100784_demand_what-an-english-king-has-no-right-to-dem_3106611.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/english-subject/#itemlist", "name": "English Subject Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject's sole prerogative.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Dryden" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dryden/freedom-which-in-no-other-land-will-thrive-freedom-an-english-subject/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/john-dryden-491_freedom_freedom-which-in-no-other-land-will-thri_186142.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/john-dryden-491_freedom_freedom-which-in-no-other-land-will-thri_186142.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/john-dryden-491_freedom_freedom-which-in-no-other-land-will-thri_186142.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject's sole prerogative.” — John Dryden", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zadie Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zadie-smith/english-as-a-subject-never-really-got-over-its-upstart-nature-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/zadie-smith-584_complexity_english-as-a-subject-never-really-got-ov_571197.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/zadie-smith-584_complexity_english-as-a-subject-never-really-got-ov_571197.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/zadie-smith-584_complexity_english-as-a-subject-never-really-got-ov_571197.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. 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This is the root of self-government in the English-speaking world.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Vowell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-vowell/protestantism-s-evolution-away-from-hierarchy-and-authority-has/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/sarah-vowell-2016_bible_protestantism-s-evolution-away-from-hier_845810.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/sarah-vowell-2016_bible_protestantism-s-evolution-away-from-hier_845810.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/sarah-vowell-2016_bible_protestantism-s-evolution-away-from-hier_845810.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Protestantism's evolution away from hierarchy and authority has enormous consequences for America and the…” — Sarah Vowell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Four months later, in May 1533, a court led by Thomas Cranmer declared the Henry-Catherine marriage null and void just five days before declaring the Henry-Anne marriage valid. Anne was now queen-consort of England. In June 1533, Parliament passed the Act of Succession 1533 (First Succession Act) declaring Princess Mary illegitimate (stripping her of her erstwhile place in the line of succession); declaring legitimate Anne’s offspring; and perhaps most importantly repudiating the power of “any foreign authority, prince or potentate” over English subjects.  Interestingly, the Act also forbade anyone from publishing or printing that the Henry-Anne marriage was invalid; such conduct would constitute high treason and might result in the hanging, drawing and quartering of the accused.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles River Editors" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-river-editors/four-months-later-in-may-1533-a-court-led-by-thomas-cranmer-declared/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/charles-river-editors-1165_marriage_four-months-later-in-may-1533-a-court-le_1049863.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/charles-river-editors-1165_marriage_four-months-later-in-may-1533-a-court-le_1049863.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/charles-river-editors-1165_marriage_four-months-later-in-may-1533-a-court-le_1049863.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Four months later, in May 1533, a court led by Thomas Cranmer declared the Henry-Catherine marriage null and…” — Charles River Editors", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people. My great-great-grandfather came to England in the eighteenth century from Germany: the main part of my descent is therefore purely English, and I am an English subject—which should be sufficient. I have been accustomed, nonetheless, to regard my German name with pride, and continued to do so throughout the period of the late regrettable war, in which I served in the English army. I cannot, however, forbear to comment that if impertinent and irrelevant inquiries of this sort are to become the rule in matters of literature, then the time is not far distant when a German name will no longer be a source of pride.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J.R.R. 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In fact, I do not see how women can ever feel like anything but aliens in whatever country they may live, for they have no part or lot in any, except the part and lot of being taxed and legislated for by men.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hannah Whitall Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-whitall-smith/i-do-not-find-that-i-feel-myself-to-be-any-different-as-an-english/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/hannah-whitall-smith-8136_aliens_i-do-not-find-that-i-feel-myself-to-be-a_2554800.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/hannah-whitall-smith-8136_aliens_i-do-not-find-that-i-feel-myself-to-be-a_2554800.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/hannah-whitall-smith-8136_aliens_i-do-not-find-that-i-feel-myself-to-be-a_2554800.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I do not find that I feel myself to be any different as an English subject than as an American. 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