Hereditary Peers

Famous quotes containing the words hereditary and/or peers:

    “We bring [to government] no hereditary status or gift of infallibility and none follows us from this place.”
    —Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)

    “A beautiful woman peers out her window, as full of envy as the harridan who peers up at her from the street.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)