Famous quotes containing the words british and/or monarchy:
“However British you may be, I am more British still.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“A monarchy is like a man-of-war—bad shots between wind and water hurt it exceedingly; there is a danger of capsizing. But democracy is a raft. You cannot easily overturn it. It is a wet place, but it is a pretty safe one.”
—Flavius Josephus Cook (1838–1901)