Famous quotes containing the words king and/or asked:
“The honest man, though eer sae poor,
Is king o men, for a that!”
—Robert Burns (17591796)
“George Shears ... was hanged in a barn near the store. The rope was thrown over a beam, and he was asked to walk up a ladder to save the trouble of preparing a drop for him. Gentlemen, he said, I am not used to this business. Shall I jump off or slide off? He was told to jump.”
—For the State of Montana, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)