Granting Royal Assent

Famous quotes containing the words granting, royal and/or assent:

    “For granting we have sinned, and that the offence
    Of man is made against Omnipotence,
    Some price that bears proportion must be paid,
    And infinite with infinite be weighed.”
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    “You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.”
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