Walter Bagehot Royalty quotes

" A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life. " # Royalty # Family # Pride

" The Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights -- the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn. And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others. " # Royalty # Encouragement # Kings

" 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. " # Royalty # Government # Understanding

" Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions. " # Royalty # Action # Government