Famous quotes containing the words star, wars and/or republic:
“The sun descending in the west,
The evening star does shine;
The birds are silent in their nest,
And I must seek for mine.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“We have to have wars now and then just to prove we’re top dog.”
—Reginald Berkeley (1890–1935)
“It is the manners and spirit of a people which preserves a republic in vigour. A degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitution.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)