Famous quotes containing the words pope, pius and/or iii:
“Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“It is an error to believe that the Roman Pontiff can and ought to reconcile himself to, and agree with, progress, liberalism, and contemporary civilization.”
—Pope Pius IX (1792–1878)
“The army is the true nobility of our country.”
—Napoleon Bonaparte III (1808–1873)