Famous quotes containing the words pope, pius and/or iii:
“General [John] Pope is impulsive and hasty, but energetic, and, what is of most importance, patriotic and sound—perfectly sound. I look for good results.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)
“It is an error to believe that the Roman Pontiff can and ought to reconcile himself to, and agree with, progress, liberalism, and contemporary civilization.”
—Pope Pius IX (1792–1878)
“The army is the true nobility of our country.”
—Napoleon Bonaparte III (1808–1873)