I do think that the legacy of the Norman conquest is still strong in Britain. Our hereditary monarchy, our established church, our… — Paul Kingsnorth Copy Share Image
“Suspicious princes often promote the last of mankind from a vain persuasion, that those who have no dependence, except on their favour,… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Universal empire is the prerogative of a writer. His concerns are with all mankind, and though he cannot command their obedience,he can… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
It can only be by blinding the understanding of man, and making him believe that government is some wonderful mysterious thing, that… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“The progress from an absolute to a limited monarchy, from a limited monarchy to a democracy, is a progress toward a true… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Saudi Arabia is a frightened monarchy. It's beset by Sunni extremists from the Islamic State and Shiite extremists backed by Iran. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
All Governments rest mainly on public opinion, and to that of his own subjects every wise Sovereign will look. The opinion of… — Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon 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
Although my royal rank causes me to doubt whether my kingdom is not more sought after than myself, yet I understand that… — Elizabeth I Copy Share Image
Human rights can only be assured among a virtuous people. The general government . . . can never be in danger of… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Vernon Bogdanor's account The Monarchy and the Constitution is written as much in the shadow of Edmund Burke as it is of… — David Cannadine Copy Share Image
Can we say that the constitutional monarchies in Spain, Belgium or England are democratic? Those with superior chambers like the House of… — Alejandro Castro Espin Copy Share Image
The three most ancient opinions concerning God are Anarchia, Polyarchia, and Monarchia. The first two are the sport of the children of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Once you touch the trappings of monarchy, like opening an Egyptian tomb, the inside is liable to crumble. — Anthony Sampson Copy Share Image
I think it's obscene. I don't know how you support the monarchy. How can you do that? — William Klein Copy Share Image
You are apprehensive of monarchy; I, of aristocracy. I would therefore have given more power to the President and less to the… — John Adams Copy Share Image
It seems to me that Sotheby's is very much like the British monarchy: an old and apparently very venerable institution which is… — Robert Lacey Copy Share Image
I respect the British a lot - their history, their past, their culture. I think it's beautiful, what they have with the… — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
Those who imagine that a politician would make a better figurehead than a hereditary monarch might perhaps make the acquaintance of more… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
There's a deep affection and respect for the Queen and the monarchy in the U.K. But Diana was an extraordinary, iconic figure… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
I cannot help concurring with the opinion that an absolute democracy, no more than absolute monarchy, is to be reckoned among the… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
It was by the sober sense of our citizens that we were safely and steadily conducted from monarchy to republicanism, and it… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I don't think a monarchy led by 75- and 80-year-old men [Saudi Arabia] in today's modern world is really sustainable. — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
