Decree/russia

Famous quotes containing the words decree and/or russia:

    “Thy brother by decree is banishèd.
    If thou dost bend, and pray, and fawn for him,
    I spurn thee like a cur out of my way.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “... gathering news in Russia was like mining coal with a hatpin.”
    —Mary Heaton Vorse (1874–1966)