monarchy

is like a sleek craft, it sails along well until some bumbling captain runs it into the rocks.

Monarchy is like a sleek craft, it sails along well until some bumbling captain runs it into the rocks

is a thing originally procured by the highwayman's methods... it remains a perpetuated crime, can never be anything but the symbol of a crime.

The kingly office is entitled to no respect. It was originally procured by the highwayman's methods. It remains a perpetuated crime, can never be anything but the symbol of a crime. It is no more entitled to respect than is the flag of a pirate. Mark Twain

is a thing which, when overthrown, leaves the sky less brilliant, because it loses a star. Republicanism, by contrast, is ugliness set free,.

For every monarchy overthrown the sky becomes less brilliant, because it loses a star. A republic is ugliness set free. Anatole France

is the gold filling in the mouth of decay.

is contrasted with democracy in that a monarchy is a merchantman which sails well, but will sometime strike on a rock and go to the bottom while a republic is a raft which will never sink, but then your feet are always in water.

is efficient, but oppressive and militaristic.

Monarchy is efficient, but oppressive and militaristic.

is, nowadays, little more than state-sponsored entertainment, serving to delight the people.

In countries like Great Britain, where the monarchy no longer controls governance, the monarchy becomes state-sponsored entertainment, serving to delight the people.

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