Quotable quotes

"A king has no friends. A king has only followers and foe.

"All monarchy is illegitimate.

"I've never met the man...this French prince. I can't speak to his motivation.

"Too often have I seen men of war invent work for themselves, work that leads to nothing but vainglory and slaughtered men.

"War is bloody and soulless.

"... Peace...is forged in victory.

"Great reforms are best enacted with regime change.

"For all our rejoice of courage and valor, nothing stains the soul more indelibly than killing. Never have I felt so vile than standing victorious on a battlefield. The thrill of victory fades quickly. What lingers long after is always ugly.

"It should be better to regret having done so than it would to have not.

"Chickens can't fly. But I've seen one eke enough wing flap to clear a fence. Then it's free. But then so too are the foxes.

"A unity forged under false pretense will never be a unity that prevails.

"It is most uncanny that the great movements of history so frequently find their origins in the minutia of family.

"I ask nothing of you...only that you will always speak to me clear and true.

"Problems that are left unattended have a habit of becoming crises.

"... Promise must be fulfilled. Promise can never be an end in itself.

"One is never ready for what awaits us.

"An event as pivotal as this one should be amply equipped to penetrate the fog of time elapsed."

-- From "The King"