Famous quotes containing the words italian and/or government:
“The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish from fanaticism & opium—the Spanish from pride—the English from coolness—the Dutch from obstinacy—the Russian from insensibility—but the Italian from anger.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)