"He [Charles II] was utterly without ambition. He……" — Thomas B. Macaulay

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This quote is filed under Abdicated Quotes, one of 14 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

• Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the… — Juvenal
• If our feelings control our actions, it is because we have abdicated our responsibility and empowered them to do so. — Stephen Covey
• So many of us have abdicated our passions for obligations, as if passion is a luxury for the young, and… — Erwin McManus
• The Church is the Body of Christ, and the Spirit is the Spirit of Christ. He fills the Body, directs… — Samuel Chadwick
• People would do well to ask themselves how many of their ambitions and aspirations derive from the type of economic… — Tony Benn
• The bird has an honor that man does not have. Man lives in the traps of his abdicated laws and… — Khalil Gibran
• All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for… — Steven Hatfill
• After 9/11, many of the most important news outlets in America abdicated their role as a check to power -… — Edward Snowden
• This thing called Patriot Act, through which we abdicated a lot of our civil rights to defend the country against… — Neil Young
• But the forces of evil have not abdicated. The malevolent ghosts of hatred are resurgent with a fury and a… — Elie Wiesel
• I often think about Christ having all power, but He abdicated the power to live a sacrificial life for His… — Monica Johnson
• Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under… — Ted Cruz

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