Sovereign

Famous quotes containing the word sovereign:

    The Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights—the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn. And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others.
    Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)

    Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.
    HonorĂ© De Balzac (1799–1850)

    Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state.
    Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)