Sovereign

Famous quotes containing the word sovereign:

“To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond sovereign guarantee, beyond the nation’s sweetest dreams of itself.”
—Leonard Cohen (b. 1934)

“Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.”
—Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)

“O Sovereign of the willing soul,
Parent of sweet and solemn-breathing airs,
Enchanting shell!”
—Thomas Gray (1716–1771)