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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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Death in itself is nothing but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where. – 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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Im glad weve been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face. – Queens Mother Elizabeth

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

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Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions. – Walter Bagehot

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We live in what virtually amounts to a museum — which does not happen to a lot of people. – Prince Philip Edinburgh

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