States General Assembled

Famous quotes containing the words states, general and/or assembled:

    “On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.”
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    “At that,
    his small size,
    keen eyes,
    serviceable beak
    and general truculence
    assure his survival—”
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    “The House of Commons starts its proceedings with a prayer. The chaplain looks at the assembled members with their varied intelligence and then prays for the country.”
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