Absolutes Quote by Isaac Asimov

“frequent phenomenon in history: the republic whose ruler has every attribute of the absolute monarch but the name. It therefore enjoyed the usual despotism…

— Isaac Asimov

“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

A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his…

— James F. Cooper

“Monarchies have some good features beyond their star qualities. They can reduce the size and parasitic nature of the management bureaucracy. They can make…

— Frank Herbert

We have a huge institution that celebrates the undistinguished, an institution which is nearly as old as the Papists. It's been going on for…

— Martin Amis

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions. A Republic is a government…

— Walter Bagehot

Kings ought never to be seen upon the stage. In the abstract, they are very disagreeable characters: it is only while living that they…

— William Hazlitt

I am not in favour of hierarchies that grant privileges to members who fail to uphold those values - there are plenty of those…

— Richard Coles

In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do.

— Gianni Versace

“When you set aside mere names & come down to realities, you find that we are ruled by a King just as other absolute…

— Arthur L. Scott

“Kingship was the supreme form of government, and was believed to be in the natural order of things. It did not need physical strength…

— Julius Evola

The institution of royalty in any form is an insult to the human race.

— Anonymous