Absolute monarchy Quote by Kenneth O. Gangel

An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins.

— Ambrose Bierce

“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

“The power of a king was not absolute, after all: it could be restrained by the will of the people.”

— Ken Follett

“Absolute power is universally coveted, though all know that an absolute ruler has an anxious life and usually a violent death.”

— Isocrates

A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments.

— Ezra Stiles

“We are all in favour of monarchy. It is just that we cannot renounce our mission and the struggle we are conducting against an…

— Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

“The progress from an absolute to a limited monarchy, from a limited monarchy to a democracy, is a progress toward a true respect for…

— Henry David Thoreau

We stand a better chance with aristocracy, whether hereditary or elective, than with monarchy.

— Ezra Stiles

“Even if you hadn't entirely deposed (and possibly killed) not one but two governments and destabilized all sorts of political regions you couldn't even…

— Catherynne M. Valente

“We all have individually special kingdoms of success in each of us. Obedience is the throne of those kingdoms without which the real person…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“[It was] better to set up a monarchy themselves than to suffer a sedition to continue that must certainly end in one.”

— Plutarch

“Being an absolute ruler today was not as simple as people thought. At least, it was not simple if your ambitions included being an…

— Terry Pratchett