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
Korell is that frequent phenomenon in history : the republic whose ruler has every attribute of the absolute monarch but the name.… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
My father established the first women's university in the kingdom, abolished slavery, and tried to establish a constitutional monarchy that separates the… — Basmah bint Saud Copy Share Image
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him… — Herodotus Copy Share Image
More attention should have been given to the fundamental transformation which took place during Queen Victoria's reign, from ruling sovereign to constitutional… — David Cannadine Copy Share Image
Pale death knocks with impartial foot at poor men's hovels and king's palaces. — Horace Copy Share Image
I don't think the monarchy is tawdry in the slightest. I think the monarchy is hugely important for Britain. — Penny Junor Copy Share Image
Politics have always covered two distinct kinds of problems: problems of administrative routine, and those that may be called 'questions of the… — Laura Riding Copy Share Image
The fundamental difference between Islamic government, on the one hand, and constitutional monarchy and republics, on the other, is this: whereas the… — Ruhollah Khomeini Copy Share Image
“A court is the most depressing place on earth. Wherever there is a throne, one may observe in rich detail every folly… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
As yourselves your empires fall, and every kingdom hath a grave. — William Habington Copy Share Image
The world has witnessed the rise and fall of monarchy, the rise and fall of dictatorship, the rise and fall of feudalism,… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Copy Share Image
I bold it impossible, that the great monarchies of Europe can subsist much longer; they all affect magnificence and splendor. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
In the 20th century, the position of the monarch as head of the Church of England was given a meaning which it… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
A man's a man. But when you see a king, you see the work of many thousand men. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
I came to realize that one single human being, comprehended in his depth, who gives generously from the treasures of his heart,… — Ernst Junger Copy Share Image
“An error in the doctrine of God will have inevitable consequences in the sphere of action, of moral behaviour, of the polity… — Joseph P. Farrell Copy Share Image
There is so much else in the world that is more interesting [ than monarchy]. — Hilary Mantel 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
How could you say the best form of government is a republic if you think the universe is a monarchy? — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
I think you can't have the monarchy without the coronation. I think you would have to get rid of the whole kit… — Claire Foy Copy Share Image
