British Controlled Territory

Famous quotes containing the words british, controlled and/or territory:

    “Absolute monarchy,... is the easiest death, the true Euthanasia of the BRITISH constitution.
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    —David Hume (1711–1776)

    “Our eldest boy, Bob, has been away from us nearly a year at school, and will enter Harvard University this month. He promises very well, considering we never controlled him much.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    “A Country is not a mere territory; the particular territory is only its foundation. The Country is the idea which rises upon that foundation; it is the sentiment of love, the sense of fellowship which binds together all the sons of that territory.”
    —Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872)