Commonwealth Quotes

118 quotes by 104 authors

The family farm is the foundation for who we are as a Commonwealth. And for over a century, the family farm in Kentucky has centered… — Jim Bunning
Unlike the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth, the umma, or Muslim community, has no symbolic leader, let alone a formal one. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
What reason is there that he which laboreth much, and, sparing the fruits of his labor, consumeth little, should be more charged than he that,… — Thomas Hobbes
I am firmly convinced, therefore, that to set up a republic which is to last a long time, the way to set about it is… — Niccolo Machiavelli
May it be my privilege to have the happiness of establishing the commonwealth on a firm and stable basis and thus enjoy the reward which… — Augustus
Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs the commonwealth, they both please themselves alike, only we commend… — John Selden
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe… — Winston Churchill
Upon the decease [of] my wife, it is my Will and desire th[at] all the Slaves which I hold in [my] own right, shall receive… — George Washington
All life is linked together in such a way that no part of the chain is unimportant. Frequently, upon the action of some of these… — John Henry Comstock
I know not why any one but a school boy in his declamation would whine over the Commonwealth of Rome, which grew great only by… — Samuel Johnson
Every male citizen of the commonwealth, liable to taxes or to militia duty in any county, shall have a right to vote for representatives for… — Thomas Jefferson
Couples are jigsaw puzzles that hang together by touching in just enough points. They're never total fits or misfits. In time, a pair invents its… — Diane Ackerman
Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, and the slave is as good as his master, for by birth all… — Lord Acton
Canada is the linchpin of the English-speaking world. Canada, with those relations of friendly, affectionate intimacy with the United States on the one hand and… — Winston Churchill
The unity of the human race, as envisaged by BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h, implies the establishment of a world commonwealth in which all nations, races, creeds and classes… — Shoghi Effendi
The dreams of men, the seed of commonwealth, the germs of empires. — Joseph Conrad
Say that again, Commonwealth whit? (translation: what?) I'm no used tae hearing that. — Charlie Flynn
Some legislators only wish to vengeance against a particular enemy. Others only look out for themselves. They devote very little time on the consideration of… — Thucydides
All who contribute to the overthrow of religion, or to the ruin of kingdoms and commonwealths, all who are foes to letters and to the… — Niccolo Machiavelli

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