Armies, though always the supporters and tools of absolute power for the time being, are always its destroyers too, by frequently changing the hands in which they think proper to lodge it.
— Chesterfield
Armies that prop up absolute power also end up toppling it as loyalties shift.
Loading discussion...
THE QUEEN of England is a prestigious figure. She looms larger than life. She even has her own palace. There’s only one …
— Tony Evans
WE HAVE a system in our church whereby financial requests are made. I have a budget that I take and allocate to the vari…
— Tony Evans
I KNOW people who will say that they can’t go two hours without smoking. But put them on a plane to England and they’ll …
— Tony Evans
The pride of the world is superficial, when compared with that of a priesthood flattered with the temptation of wielding…
— Professor Park
President William Howard Taft was having dinner with his family one evening. His youngest son grew belligerent and made …
— William Howard Taft
A government surveyor brought his Theodolite to a farm. He had authority to enter but no power to resist the farmer's bu…
— Unknown
