Famous quotes containing the words pope and/or iii:
“General [John] Pope is impulsive and hasty, but energetic, and, what is of most importance, patriotic and soundperfectly sound. I look for good results.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (18221893)
“Napoleon wanted to turn Paris into Rome under the Caesars, only with louder music and more marble. And it was done. His architects gave him the Arc de Triomphe and the Madeleine. His nephew Napoleon III wanted to turn Paris into Rome with Versailles piled on top, and it was done. His architects gave him the Paris Opera, an addition to the Louvre, and miles of new boulevards.”
—Tom Wolfe (b. 1931)