Commonwealth Quotes

118 quotes by 101 authors

Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that. — Kapil Dev
The nations of Europe constitute a federative league, a commonwealth of nations which, though it has no central head, is so intimate and elaborate as… — Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
I was born too late and missed the dream of empire. Its shadow, the Commonwealth, coincides with my life but rarely connected with it. — Richard Flanagan
What supposedly bound that Commonwealth together was a mysterious shared identity - Britishness. — Richard Flanagan
This country and the Commonwealth last Tuesday were not far from the Kingdom of Heaven. — Geoffrey Fisher
Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth. — Ed Rendell
I am George Rogers Clark. You have just become a prisoner of the Commonwealth of Virginia. — George Rogers Clark
The capacity of the commonwealth government created under the local constitution to exercise governmental powers in local affairs is like that of local government in… — Dick Thornburgh
In comparison with other men of their time, the Americans were distinguished by the possession of new political and social ideas, which were destined to… — Albert Bushnell Hart
The best thanks we could offer those who went before and raised the Irish working class from their knees was to press forward with determination… — James Larkin
My wife and I came to Canada for the 1994 Commonwealth Games and we really liked the B.C. lifestyle and environment. The following year we… — Jonathan Brown
Winning Commonwealth gold was just totally unbelievable. — Michael East
I would like to thank the Commonwealth Games Federation for the very fair manner in which this matter has been dealt with. — Kim Collins
The Commonwealth has had consistently bad press. It was originally seen as a kind of hangover empire. People have long predicted its demise. — Unknown Author
Thus no member of the commonwealth can have a hereditary privilege as against his fellow-subjects; and no-one can hand down to his descendants the privileges… — Immanuel Kant
I'm from the COMMONWEALTH....Where WEALTH ain't COMMON!! — Pharrell
Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties;… — John Adams
The governor is Virginia's chief executive and represents the commonwealth at all times. — Bob McDonnell

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