Execution Quote by Edmund Burke

It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed…

— Baron de Montesquieu

“What I have here advanced is confirmed by the unanimous testimony of historians, and is extremely agreeable to the nature of things. For it…

— Anonymous

When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about.

— Kate DiCamillo

“The prestige of royal power has evaporated, but the majesty of the law has failed to take its place. People nowadays despise authority yet…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Rulers are no more than attorneys, agents, and trustees, for the people; and if the cause, the interest and trust, is insidiously betrayed, or…

— John Adams

It is not for the people to give laws to the prince, but to obey his mandate.

— Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor

King is a title which translated into several languages, signifies a magistrate with as many different degrees of power as there are kingdoms in…

— John Arbuthnot

Who to himself is law, no law doth need, offends no law, and is a king indeed.

— George Chapman

It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.

— Garet Garrett

When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty;…

— Anonymous

Royalty puts a human face on the operations of government.

— Robert Runcie

In one sense it is evident that the art of kingship does include the art of lawmaking. But the political ideal is not full…

— Plato