Famous quotes containing the words commonwealth and/or forces:
“The commonwealth of Athens is become a forest of beasts.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“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)