Russian Empire Order

Famous quotes containing the words russian, empire and/or order:

    Whatever qualities [Tsar Nicholas I] may have shown in his own kingly profession, it must be admitted that in his dealings with the Russian Muse he was at the worst a vicious bully, at the best a clown.
    Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

    An empire is an immense egotism.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “I have said no
    To everything, in order to get at myself.
    I have wiped away moonlight like mud....”
    Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)