An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead

Quote by Nancy Mitford

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Twenty-three and a quarter minutes past, Uncle Matthew was saying furiously, in precisely six and...

Twenty-three and a quarter minutes past, Uncle Matthew was saying furiously, in precisely six and...

The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's...

The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's...

I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.

I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.

I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang....

I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang....

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

Aristocracy is always cruel

Aristocracy is always cruel

The aristocracy is in decline in the City, and the cloth-cap professionals are in the...

The aristocracy is in decline in the City, and the cloth-cap professionals are in the...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.