Qing Imperial Court

Famous quotes containing the words qing, imperial and/or court:

    There cannot be peaceful coexistence in the ideological realm. Peaceful coexistence corrupts.
    —Jiang Qing (1914–1991)

    The imperial multiplicatornothing can nonplus:
    My mother Nature is the origin of it all.
    George Barker (b. 1913)

    Universal empire is the prerogative of a writer. His concerns are with all mankind, and though he cannot command their obedience, he can assign them their duty. The Republic of Letters is more ancient than monarchy, and of far higher character in the world than the vassal court of Britain.
    Thomas Paine (1737–1809)