Sovereign

Famous quotes containing the word sovereign:

    “‘tis a duteous thing
    To show all honor to an earthly king;”
    —Unknown. Yet if His Majesty, Our Sovereign Lord (l. 21–22)

    “Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state.”
    —Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)

    “The sovereign being is burdened with a servitude that crushes him and the condition of free men is deliberate servility.”
    —Georges Bataille (1897–1962)