Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! thy father, if he had been alive, durst not have used that word. – Elizabeth I
Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested. – Elizabeth I
There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God. – Elizabeth I
I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything. I thank God I am endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the Realm in my petticoat I were able to live in any place in Christendom. – Elizabeth I