Royal Courts

Famous quotes containing the words royal and/or courts:

    “High from the summit of a craggy cliff,
    Hung o’er the deep, such as amazing frowns
    On utmost Kilda’s shore, whose lonely race
    Resign the setting sun to Indian worlds,
    The royal eagle draws his vigorous young”
    —James Thomson (1700–1748)

    “The courts used to be, fair and square, the avengers of secular crimes; but nowadays they demand respect even for the criminal.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)