Kings

Famous quotes containing the word kings:

    Shall the railroads govern the country, or shall the people govern the railroads? Shall the interest of railroad kings be chiefly regarded, or shall the interest of the people be paramount?
    Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)

    I am more afraid of making a fault in my Latin than of the Kings of Spain, France, Scotland, the whole House of Guise, and all of their confederates.
    Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

    It is an imprudence common to kings to listen to too much advice and to err in their choice.
    Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)