“What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?” IfsFirstsJobsKingsRefuseMinistersPrimePrime Minister Author:Lord Mountbatten
“I think it might be better to have the President sort of like the King of England - or the Queen - and have the real business of the presidency conducted by ... a city manager-type, a Prime Minister, somebody who's directly answerable to Congress, rather than a person who moves all his friends into the White House and does whatever he wants for four years.” ThinkingWantYearsPersonsDoeRealMightMovingHousePresidentWhiteCitiesFourTypeKingsEnglandCongressManagersMinistersQueensWhite HousePrimeFour YearsPresidencyPrime Minister Author:Hunter S. Thompson
“A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one. Once he has left office he cannot do very much; and he is a fool if he fails to realize it all and to be profoundly thankful for having had the great chance.” IfsLeftPresidentRealizingChanceFailingPositionFoolKingsOfficeMinistersPrimePrime Minister Book:Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia Source: Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia
“A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one.” PresidentChancePositionKingsMinistersPrimePrime Minister Book:Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia Source: Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia
“It is easy to criticize and find fault with the conduct of kings, and write furious articles against them in newspapers, or make violent speeches about them on platforms. Any fool can rip and rend a costly garment, but not every man can cut out and make one. To expect perfection in kings, prime ministers, or rulers of any king, is senseless and unreasonable. We would exhibit more wisdom if we prayed for them more, and criticized less.” IfsMenWritingEasyCuttingFoolKingsSpeechPerfectionFaultsEvery ManNewspapersViolentMinistersCriticizePrimeArticlesRulersPlatformsPrime MinisterRipGarmentsExhibitsUnreasonableFurious Book:The Upper Room: Biblical Truths For Modern Times Source: The Upper Room: Biblical Truths For Modern Times
“I mean the prime case that you can look at is Martin Luther King, who was only an activist for 13 years. But every year, he became deeper, more concerned, connecting more issues.” YearsLooksMeanCasesIssuesKingsConcernedDeeperPrimeActivistConnectingLuther Author:Bill Ayers