Born British

Famous quotes containing the words born and/or british:

    Was I not born of old worthy lineage?
    Was not my mother queen, my father king?
    Was I not a king’s fere in marriage?
    Had I not plenty of every pleasant thing?
    Sir Thomas More (1478–1535)

    A certain secret jealousy of the British Minister is always lurking in the breast of every American Senator, if he is truly democratic; for democracy, rightly understood, is the government of the people, by the people, for the benefit of Senators, and there is always a danger that the British Minister may not understand this political principle as he should.
    Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)