#monarch

The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. ↗

— King Abdullah II

#hand #i #inherited #monarchy #over

Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with. ↗

— Abdallah II

#another way #arab #arab world #brotherhood #center

The American head of state grew up with a mother on food stamps. The British head of state grew up with a mother on postage stamps. Is that a contrast that fills you with pride? ↗

— Johann Hari

#barack-obama #elizabeth-ii #monarchy #monarchy-of-the-uk #postage-stamps

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

#because #becomes #courts #dangers #edward

I grew up between the two world wars and received a rather solid general education, the kind middle class children enjoyed in a country whose educational system had its roots dating back to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. ↗

— George Andrew Olah

#between #children #class #country #dating

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#consult #monarch #opinion #public #public opinion

The people under our system, like the king in a monarchy, never dies. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#king #like #monarchy #never #our

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

#argument #assassin #call #give #going

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

— Charlie Chaplin

#crook #destitute #i #monarch #sooner

All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey. ↗

— John Dryden

#decay #fate #monarchs #must #obey