Richard of York/leader of The Opposition 1450-1452

Famous quotes containing the words richard, york, leader and/or opposition:

    For every man that Bolingbroke hath pressed
    To lift shrewd steel against our golden crown,
    God for his Richard hath in heavenly pay
    A glorious angel. Then if angels fight,
    Weak men must fall; for heaven still guards the right.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    The egg is back. The egg is back.
    Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian president. New York Times, p. 10A (September 6, 1994)

    A bunch of horsemen curtly asked his name,
    Their leader in a different dialect stated
    A war was on for which he was to blame,
    And he must help them.
    Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    At times it seems that the media have become the mainstream culture in children’s lives. Parents have become the alternative. Americans once expected parents to raise their children in accordance with the dominant cultural messages. Today they are expected to raise their children in opposition to it.
    Ellen Goodman (20th century)