Monarch Quotes

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.
Oscar Wilde

Bad, Authority, Necessity

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Opinion, Public, Consult

I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.
Charlie Chaplin

Successful, Crook, Destitute

I have a lack of fear, whereas in the past the fear of failure was a powerful motivator. Anyway, I have great expectations for the future, but I just don't know if I'm the monarch of all I survey.
Sylvester Stallone

Great, Future, Fear

The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.
Mason Cooley

Same, Virtuous, Sage

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.
Pierre Corneille

True, Reveal, Noblest

The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather than be at threat of... the threat of an over powerful monarch at the time.
William Hague

Time, Freedom, Powerful

When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
Charles de Secondat

Person, May, Liberty

It's a problem for him because he's got - like Edward VII had - nearly all his lifetime to wait until he becomes Monarch. What is he going to do with it? So he wants to do something positive but he always courts those dangers.
Anthony Holden

Positive, Him, Problem

When the magistrate says 'That's not a good enough reason my man.' He said 'Excuse me, could I ask you? Have you taken an oath of allegiance to the Monarch?'
Anthony Holden

Good, Enough, Said

Sectarian divide has created a schism in our society that is a major challenge. As monarch of all Bahrainis, it pains me to see many harmed by the actions of a few. And yet I am optimistic and have faith in our people. We all realize that now is the time to strike a balance between stability and gradual reform.
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Faith, Time, Society

Elizabeth I was my favourite monarch though, what an inspiration, she did great things for women.
Kirsty Gallacher

Women, Great, She

She is incredibly fit, but we remind staff that she's not just the monarch, but our mother.
Prince Andrew

Mother, She, Fit

I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin.
Eddie Campbell

Him, Give, Remember

If a man were living in isolation his income would be literally his product. Make him the monarch and owner of an island, and the fruits that he raises and the clothing that he makes constitute, in themselves, his income. This ceases to be true when trading begins.
John Bates Clark

True, Him, Living

Our rights come from God - not man, not a monarch, not a government.
Robert Hurt

God, Government, Rights

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