Estates General

Famous quotes containing the words estates and/or general:

    “The Sun shone whole at intervals--/Then Half--then utter hid--/As if Himself were optional/And had Estates of Cloud/Sufficient to enfold Him/Eternally from view--”
    —Emily Dickinson (1831–1886)

    “It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.”
    —Edmund Burke (1729–1797)