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The monarchy has almost always been unpopular.

— Nigel Hawthorne

The Monarchy...is the secret well from which the flourishing institution of British Snobbery draws its nourishment

— Kingsley Martin

We have a huge institution that celebrates the undistinguished, an institution which is nearly as old as the Papists. It's been going on for…

— Martin Amis

Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions are all based upon that large defect in your race - the individual's distrust of his neighbor, and his desire,…

— Mark Twain

Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions....there was never a country where the majority of the people were in their secret hearts loyal to any of these…

— Mark Twain

“Absolute monarchy may indeed be the most efficient system the world has ever known, but we had better wait for the absolute control of…

— Kenneth O. Gangel

The monarchy is thousands of years old and has experienced many things like 'The Crown' in the past. They're always changing and evolving; that's…

— Claire Foy

I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world, and certainly one most suited to England. But without the discipline of…

— Benjamin Disraeli

“Monarchies have some good features beyond their star qualities. They can reduce the size and parasitic nature of the management bureaucracy. They can make…

— Frank Herbert

We stand a better chance with aristocracy, whether hereditary or elective, than with monarchy.

— Ezra Stiles

The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary commonwealth.

— Samuel Johnson

I don't think the monarchy is tawdry in the slightest. I think the monarchy is hugely important for Britain.

— Penny Junor