#monarch

The monarchy is finished. It was finished a while ago, but they're still making the corpses dance. ↗

— Sue Townsend

#corpses #dance #finished #making #monarchy

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

— Oscar Wilde

#bad #equally #mob #monarch #necessity

When it comes to the British monarchy, I prefer to be seduced by an image than presented with a real person. It's kind of a Warhol thing. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#comes #i #image #kind #monarchy

It's vital that the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It's what I try and do. ↗

— Princess Diana

#keeps #monarchy #people #touch #try

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

— Charlie Chaplin

#crook #destitute #i #monarch #sooner

Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#forms #government #hereditary #monarchy #present

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

#bill of rights #freedom #freedom of speech #freely #intended

I don't accept at all the quite popular argument that the press is responsible for the monarchy's recent troubles. The monarchy's responsible for the monarchy's recent troubles. To blame the press is the old thing of blaming the messenger for the message. ↗

— Anthony Holden

#argument #blame #blaming #i #message

We could have a political movement going if it had been properly organized but the Monarchy's done itself enormous damage possibly beyond the point of long-term recovery. ↗

— Anthony Holden

#beyond #could #damage #done #enormous

You do now have one in three people, as shown by the famous Carlton Monarchy debate poll, saying they want to get rid of the Monarchy. That was unthinkable even three, four years ago. ↗

— Anthony Holden

#carlton #debate #even #famous #four