#lords

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune. ↗

— Owen Glendower

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The reason why China suffers bitterly from endless wars is because of the existence of feudal lords and kings. ↗

— Qin Shi Huangdi

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The cure for admiring the House of Lords is to go and look at it. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

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His lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants hall. ↗

— James M. Barrie

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The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians. ↗

— Tony Benn

#house #lords #outer #politicians #retired

And there begins a lang digression about the lords o' the creation. ↗

— Robert Burns

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The master class seldom lose a chance to insult a woman who has the ability for something besides service to his lordship. ↗

— Caroline Nichols Churchill

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The landlords are not agriculturists; that is an abuse of terms which has been too long tolerated. ↗

— Richard Cobden

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A man in my situation, my lords, has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune. and the force of power over minds which it has corrupted or subjugated. but the difficulties of established prejudice: the man dies, but his memory lives. ↗

— Robert Emmet

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