John Dryden's Quote - Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause. – John Dryden

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Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause. - John Dryden

Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause. – John Dryden

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Pains of love be sweeter far than all the other pleasures are. – John Dryden

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Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil. – John Dryden

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So over violent, or over civil that every man with him was God or Devil. – John Dryden

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Kings have many ears and eyes. – Proverb

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I cannot be indifferent to the assassination of a member of my profession, We should be obliged to shut up business if we, the Kings, were to consider the assassination of Kings as of no consequence at all. – Edward VII

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Being a princess isnt all its cracked up to be. – Princess of Wales Diana

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The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other. – Walter Bagehot

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