British King

Famous quotes containing the words british and/or king:

“The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians.”
—Tony Benn (b. 1925)

“Those banners come to bribe or threaten
Or whisper that a man’s a fool
Who when his own right king’s forgotten
Cares what king sets up his rule.
If he died long ago
Why do you dread us so?”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)