Councils

Famous quotes containing the word councils:

“How many councils and decrees
Have perished in the simple prayer
That gave obedience to the knee;”
—Austin Clarke (1896–1974)

“In bridge clubs and in councils of state, the passions are the same.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“Don’t you see what my power does for me? I could sit in on the councils of kings and dictators. It makes me king. It makes me—Nemesis.”
—Lester Cole (1904–1985)