The histories of the poor and the powerless are as important as those of their conquerors, their colonizers, their kings and queens.
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The histories of the poor and the powerless are as important as those of their conquerors, their colonizers, their kings and queens.
There's such divinity doth hedge a king _x000D_ That treason can but peep to what it would.
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.
This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-Paradise.
Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the earthly way of suffering in darkness and permanent shortage of time. Like in chess, we encounter all kinds of traps, mistakes, settlements, sacrifices, kings, and queens, doubled pawns, and extraordinary moves while we are on the board ourselves.
I have walked majestically with kings and queens and presidents and other heads of states.
Strong reasons make strong actions let us go If you say ay, the king will not say no.
This sleep is sound indeed; this is a sleep_x000D_ _x000D_ That from this golden rigol hath divorc'd_x000D_ _x000D_ So many English kings.
Besides, our nearness to the King in love_x000D_ _x000D_ Is near the hate of those love not the King.
Titus Andronicus, my lord the Emperor_x000D_ _x000D_ Sends thee this word, that, if thou love thy sons,_x000D_ _x000D_ Let Marcus, Lucius, or thyself, old Titus,_x000D_ _x000D_ Or any one of you, chop off your hand_x000D_ _x000D_ And send it to the King: he for the same_x000D_ _x000D_ Will send thee hither both thy sons alive,_x000D_ _x000D_ And that shall be the ransom for their fault.
Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace.
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