Monarchy Quotes

141 Monarchy quotes by 116 unique authors

I'd like to see a much more open Monarchy, myself. I used to think they were completely useless and we should get rid of them.… — Helen Mirren
I'm not a republican any more. Not so voraciously anyway - I'm not in favour of the concept of monarchy, but I do see the… — Helen Mirren
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies. — Baron de Montesquieu
The monarchy is foremost a business, and it's important to them that the British public continue to finance the excessive luxurious lifestyles of the now… — Steven Morrissey
I'm not a great fan of monarchy in general, but I have to say the Danish monarchy is closer to the people; it's not as… — Viggo Mortensen
No. I am not a royalist. Not at all. I am definitely a republican in the British sense of the word. I just don't see… — Daniel Radcliffe
I've spent a bit of time with the Prince of Wales, who I respect greatly. I'd give two cheers for the Monarchy. — Sting
The monarchy is finished. It was finished a while ago, but they're still making the corpses dance. — Sue Townsend
It's like a rugby team. If you're picking for the World Cup final, you're picking experience with youth. Everything is better off having that balance… — Prince William
An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins. — Ambrose Bierce
I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species. — Voltaire
The plague of mankind is the fear and rejection of diversity: monotheism, monarchy, monogamy and, in our age, monomedicine. The belief that there is only… — Thomas Szasz
High school is neither a democracy nor a dictatorship - nor, contrary to popular belief, an anarchic state. High school is a divine-right monarchy. And… — John Green
I came to realize that one single human being, comprehended in his depth, who gives generously from the treasures of his heart, bestows on us… — Ernst Junger
Every business is a monarchy with, not a man, but an idea as king. — Henry Ford
We teach them to take their patriotism at second-hand; to shout with the largest crowd without examining into the right or wrong of the matter… — 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 institutions. — Mark Twain
From a monarchy followed by suffering under Communism, Ethiopians must be given the opportunity to flourish under the greatest of systems - democracy. — Jack Kingston
Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse out of the… — Alexander Fraser Tytler
Radicalism is as British as tea and cakes, as much a part of our make-up as monarchy and football. It will never have its own… — Geoff Mulgan
The monarchy is a part of the state. It exists to serve the people. — Heather Brooke
Europeans are forever the offspring of Machiavelli, trapped in a historical rollercoaster that can bring us a monarchy-toppling French Revolution and then a few years… — Loretta Napoleoni
In Mesopotamia or Egypt, for example, the monarch had a god-like religious status. But this is not the case in Judaism. So that notion that… — Simon Schama
We have allowed an unholy alliance of government - the new monarchy - and corporate influence - the new aristocracy - to take control of… — Marianne Williamson
I embody the renewed monarchy for a new time. — King Felipe VI

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