Famous quotes containing the words british, commonwealth and/or forces:
“However British you may be, I am more British still.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“This little world, this little state, this little commonwealth of our own....”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
“Silence is the general consecration of the universe. Silence is the invisible laying on of the Divine Pontiff’s hands upon the world. Silence is at once the most harmless and the most awful thing in all nature. It speaks of the Reserved Forces of Fate. Silence is the only Voice of our God.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)