Famous quotes containing the words french and/or monarchy:
“Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, theyre less than women.”
—François Rabelais (14941553)
“A monarchy is like a man-of-warbad 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 (18381901)
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