Hereditary Peers

Famous quotes containing the words hereditary and/or peers:

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

    “Live without envy, spend your peaceful years
    Unknown to fame, and choose your peers for friends.”
    —Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)