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Famous quotes containing the words emperor, late and/or reign:

    I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King—my republican feelings and principles forbid it—the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.
    Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

    I would remind my countrymen that they are to be men first, and Americans only at a late and convenient hour.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over!
    Elizabeth I (1533–1603)