Russian Rule

Famous quotes containing the words russian and/or rule:

“Whatever qualities [Tsar Nicholas I] may have shown in his own kingly profession, it must be admitted that in his dealings with the Russian Muse he was at the worst a vicious bully, at the best a clown.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”
—Harper Lee (b. 1926)