Operative Commonwealth Fed

Famous quotes containing the words operative, commonwealth and/or fed:

    “I think the fall from the farmer to the operative as great and memorable as that from the man to the farmer.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Honorable Senators: My sincerest thanks I offer you. Conserve the firm foundations of our institutions. Do your work with the spirit of a soldier in the public service. Be loyal to the Commonwealth and to yourselves and be brief; above all be brief.”
    —Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)

    “Being fed by us you used us so
    As that ungentle gull, the cuckoo’s bird,
    Useth the sparrow.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)