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| And You Can Quote Me On That |
| Here is a list of memorable phrases on the subject of royalty, monarchism, religion and Christian tradition or simply general wisdom. If you have any to contribute, feel free to email them to me. |
| "Anybody that wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office." -David Broder "The president of a republic is as though you pick a player from one of two teams, and make him umpire." -Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria "The history of the American Revolution will be a lie." -John Adams "If you tell a lie loud enough and often enough, the people will believe it. -Adolf Hitler "The office of the President is such a bastardized thing, half royalty and half democracy, that nobody knows whether to genuflect or spit." -Jimmy Breslin "Democracy has proved only that the best way to gain power over people is to assure the people that they are ruling themselves. Once they believe that, they make wonderfully submissive slaves." -Joseph Sobran "My Prussian soldier's heart cannot bear the thought of my King and master subordinating his will to that of another." -Albrecht Graf von Roon "As Sovereigns who are responsible to God for the welfare of the Nations entrusted to our care, it is our duty therefore to closely study the genesis and development of "public opinion" before we allow it to influence our actions." -Kaiser Wilhelm II "The King of Prussia and German Kaiser must at all times be in the position to say to a lieutenant: 'take ten men and close down the Reichstag'." -Conservative deputy Elard von Oldenburg-Januschau "I prefer a monarchist and religious soldier to a Social Democrat, even if he is not as good a shot." -German war minister Karl von Einem "There are none so enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." -Goethe "For it is a truth, which the experience of ages has attested, that the people are always most in danger when the means of injuring their rights are in the possession of those of whom they entertain the least suspicion." -Alexander Hamilton Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things." -Mencius, Part IV, B:8 "Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs." -Confucius, Analects I.16 "There was a time when I used to listen to what people said and trusted that they would act accordingly, but now I listen to what they say and watch what they do." -Confucius, Analects 5.10 "I am fortunate indeed: whenever I make a mistake, there is always someone to notice it." -Confucius, Analects 7.31 "When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self." -Confucius, Analects IV:17 "Politicians debating the future of our monarchy resemble a poachers' convention deliberating on the future role of the gamekeeper." -Malcolm Winram, The Times, March 9, 1996 "In republics there is not a respect for authority, but a fear of power." -Dr Samuel Johnson |
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