--- title: "4 George VI Quotes - Famous Monarch" description: "George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b155/author-george-vi-72354.jpg" --- ![Portrait of George VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b155/author-george-vi-72354.jpg) # George VI (1895–1952) Monarch **4** quotes in **45** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet George VI was a monarch. ## Quick Facts About George VI Born December 14, 1895 Died February 6, 1952 Profession Monarch Notable works Salute the King. George the Sixth and his far-flung realms. With plates, including portraits ## About George VI George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first Head of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949. ## Quotes by George VI > [It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. The walls of London may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-vi/it-is-not-the-walls-that-make-the-city-but-the-people-who-live-within/) [George VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-vi/) [Battered](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battered/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/george-vi-72354_battered_it-is-not-the-walls-that-make-the-city-b_244888.png) > [The British Empire has advanced to a new conception of autonomyand freedom, to the idea of a system of British nations, each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-vi/the-british-empire-has-advanced-to-a-new-conception-of-autonomyand/) [George VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-vi/) [Bounds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bounds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/george-vi-72354_bounds_the-british-empire-has-advanced-to-a-new_299250.jpg) > [Like so many of our people, we have now had a personal experience of German barbarity which only strengthens the resolution of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-vi/like-so-many-of-our-people-we-have-now-had-a-personal-experience-of/) [George VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-vi/) [Barbarity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barbarity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/272/george-vi-72354_barbarity_like-so-many-of-our-people-we-have-now-h_1627585.jpg) > [There is great weight in the modern times of being monarch, the scrutiny and access is much more than in times gone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-vi/there-is-great-weight-in-the-modern-times-of-being-monarch-the/) [George VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-vi/) [Access](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/access/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/george-vi-72354_access_there-is-great-weight-in-the-modern-time_2128117.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-vi/#itemlist", "name": "George VI Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. 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