Communication Quote by Graham Chapman

“King Arthur: I am your king. Peasant Woman: Well, I didn't vote for you. King Arthur: You don't vote for kings. Peasant Woman: Well,…

— Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate…

— Michael Palin

Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government

— Anonymous

Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government.

— Graham Chapman

“The privileges of the Nobles of the Sword are not democratic ... Across the country, peasants have been burning crops and châteaux. If the…

— Debra Borchert

“Don’t mistake me,” Jasnah continued. “Some kinds of power are real—power to command armies, power to Soulcast. These come into play far less often…

— Brandon Sanderson

In a republican land the power behind the throne is the power.

— Maria Weston Chapman

Power without authority is tyranny.

— Jacques Maritain

“True power. Limitless power—only graced a fair few. It gave those lucky few the ability—the nobility, to be courteous and polite. All while holding…

— Pepper Winters

“No ruler has ever held power for long without the respect of the governed,” Carlin had told her countless times. “Rulers who attempt to…

— Erika Johansen

“... yet if it is the swordsmen who rule us in truth, why do we pretend our kings hold the power?”

— George R.R. Martin

All authority belongs to the people... In questions of power let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from…

— Thomas Jefferson