Excepted Hereditary Peer

Famous quotes containing the words excepted, hereditary and/or peer:

    “He is the only man of Italy,
    Always excepted my dear Claudio.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “We bring [to government] no hereditary status or gift of infallibility and none follows us from this place.”
    —Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)

    “Yet them nor peer nor prince can buy,
    Till ‘Cherry-ripe’ themselves do cry.”
    —Thomas Campion (1567–1620)