Famous quotes containing the words elizabeth i:
“I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
“Have a care over my people. You have my people—do you that which I ought to do. They are my people.... See unto them—see unto them, for they are my charge.... I care not for myself; my life is not dear to me. My care is for my people. I pray God, whoever succeedeth me, be as careful of them as I am.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)