Great Britain Quotes
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“Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act which deprived a whole nation of arms as the blackest.”
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“The US constitution is like Washington DC, a matter of columns and beautiful design, the English constitution is more like a forest, you can't build a forest, you can easily cut it down, and that is what we're doing, we're cutting down a forest that we can't rebuild.”
― The Abolition of Britain: From Winston Churchill to Princess Diana
― The Abolition of Britain: From Winston Churchill to Princess Diana
“This is an odd one. You have one country in the world where a word has a deeper meaning, it can really mess with design plans. ...But we have a difficult situation here so I guess we'll be looking at putting different sound chips in the dolls heading there [Britain].”
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“Since the industrial revolution, Great Britain had been developing an ever-increasing market for groundfish - especially cod, haddock, and plaice - because fried fish, later fish-and-chips, became the favorite dish of the urban working class.”
― Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
― Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
“The empire on which the sun never set was also the empire on which the gore never dried.”
― The Quotable Hitchens from Alcohol to Zionism: The Very Best of Christopher Hitchens
― The Quotable Hitchens from Alcohol to Zionism: The Very Best of Christopher Hitchens
“To my civilized ears, Long Live the Queen or King sounds as nauseating as Heil Hitler.”
― Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race
― Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race
“The English are serial racists--one group gets accepted, another group becomes the scapegoat.”
― Frankissstein: A Love Story
― Frankissstein: A Love Story
“After the First World War it was natural that some Europeans should try to create a European union that would prevent a repetition of war. A few British people welcomed the idea. But when France proposed such an arrangement in 1930, one British politician spoke for the majority of the nation: "Our hearts are not in Europe; we could never share the truly European point of view nor become real patriots of Europe. Besides, we could never give up our own patriotism for an Empire which extends to all parts of the world... The character of the British people makes it impossible for us to take part seriously in any Pan-European system.”
― An Illustrated History of Britain
― An Illustrated History of Britain
“After becoming a member in 1973, Britain's attitude towards the European Community continued to be unenthusiastic. Although trade with Europe greatly increased, most British continued to feel that they had not had any economic benefit from Europe. This feeling was strengthened by the way in which Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher argued for a better financial deal for Britain in the Community's affairs. The way in which she fought won her some admiration in Britain, but also anger in many parts of Europe. She welcomed closer co-operation in the European Community but only if this did not mean any lessening of sovereignty. Many Europeans saw this as a contradiction.”
― An Illustrated History of Britain
― An Illustrated History of Britain
“In England,' I told her, ‘the whole thing would probably have been settled by a
letter to the Times, after which, under pressure from public opinion, Parliament would simply vote the necessary laws for the protection of the African fauna.”
― The Roots of Heaven
letter to the Times, after which, under pressure from public opinion, Parliament would simply vote the necessary laws for the protection of the African fauna.”
― The Roots of Heaven
“In England,' I told her, ‘the whole thing would probably have been settled by a letter to the Times, after which, under pressure from public opinion, Parliament would simply vote the necessary laws for the protection of the African fauna.”
― The Roots of Heaven
― The Roots of Heaven
“I see you up there
sat
on that throne
with your one-million-pound
hat
and imported Indian
cloth
draped in animal
skins
and gold
getting slap-up breakfasts
- paid for you by the taxpayer -
served on silver
platters
by minimum-
wage
butlers
then preaching
to
US
about spending.”
― Cameron Fucks Dead Pigs & I Got Called a Scrounger
sat
on that throne
with your one-million-pound
hat
and imported Indian
cloth
draped in animal
skins
and gold
getting slap-up breakfasts
- paid for you by the taxpayer -
served on silver
platters
by minimum-
wage
butlers
then preaching
to
US
about spending.”
― Cameron Fucks Dead Pigs & I Got Called a Scrounger
“I propose that an area of no more than 300 square miles, centered roughly upon Henley-on-Thames, has made this quintessentially British town Britain's 'small town and village murder capital'.”
― BINOCLARITY: A travel along the length of the River Thames and into the heart of the British psyche
― BINOCLARITY: A travel along the length of the River Thames and into the heart of the British psyche
“You vilify Hitler yet glorify Buckingham Palace, when the atrocities of the palace far outweigh the atrocities of Hitler. If Adolf Hitler was a manifestation of the worst of human nature, so was, and still greatly is, Britain, that is, the monarchy and its loyal, spineless subjects.”
― Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society
― Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society
“If Britain ever had an actual government of merit and character, it would have severed all ties with the stone-age system of monarchy long time ago.”
― Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society
― Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society
“You vilify Hitler yet glorify Buckingham Palace, when the atrocities of the palace far outweigh the atrocities of Hitler.”
― Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society
― Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society
“India has never cost England one centime. it paid back What it cost. India provides a livelihood for all benjamins of English families.”
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“Abuse is somewhat the staff of life in England everything, everybody is to be abused; it is a pity, as nothing more unproductive as this everlasting abuse can be imagined. As nothing ever gave the slightest opening to this abuse, it is hoped that it will be soon got over the meeting of Parliament will now do good in this respect. As far as your few continental relatives are concerned, I don’t think they will be able to fix anything upon your faithful servant. I have done in England at all times good services… Successes of vanity, I am never fishing for in England, nor anywhere else. The only influence I may exercise is to prevent mischief where I can, which occasionally succeeds: if war can be avoided, and the same ends obtained, it is natural that they should be tried first…”
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“I’m riding motorcycles for a job, Mother! They’re calling us the Flying Wrens, and in case you’ve forgotten, there’s a war going on! People are losing their families.’ She shook her head. ‘It’s not about me wanting to do something forbidden; I’m actually doing an important job, work that truly means something.’ She thought of Florence losing her family, and of the people all over Great Britain who had someone who wasn’t coming home. When she’d applied for the job, all she’d been able to think about was the freedom it would afford her, but now it already seemed like so much more than that.”
― The London Girls
― The London Girls
“London is often confused with England. The English also live in London but they are only one of the communities which inhabit a true world city.”
― Have Pen, Will Travel: Observations of a Globetrotter
― Have Pen, Will Travel: Observations of a Globetrotter
“France and Germany, long jealous of the king's lucrative rubber profits, had their eye on pieces of Congo territory. President Roosevelt hinted that he was willing to join Britain in convening an international conference to discuss the Congo’s fate. Three times the British and American ministers in Brussels went, together, to see the Belgian minister of foreign affairs and press for Belgian annexation. But sharply limited as Leopold II’s powers were in Belgium itself, the worried Belgian government had no legal authority over him in his role as ruler of the Congo. In the end, the king held the key cards, and he knew it.”
― King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
― King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
“Ironically Britain claimed the whole continent simply in order to claim a few isolated harbours astride trade routes. It was like a speculator who, buying a huge wasteland flanking a highway because it had a few fine sites for road cafes and filling stations, found later that much of the land was fertile and productive.”
― The Tyranny of Distance: How Distance Shaped Australia's History
― The Tyranny of Distance: How Distance Shaped Australia's History
“There's not one but two UKs -
one is United Kingdom,
where animals worship a king,
another is United Kin-dom,
where humans live as kin.”
― Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat
one is United Kingdom,
where animals worship a king,
another is United Kin-dom,
where humans live as kin.”
― Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat
“How come Hitler is a bigger villain than the British monarchy, when Hitler invaded only 11 countries, while the British empire invaded 90 percent of the globe, that is, over 170 countries, and caused multiple times the massacre than the Nazis did! And while modern Germans are well aware of the nation's horrific past, and try their best to right the wrongs, like civilized, conscientious humans ought to, in barbarian britain however, over half the population still stand proudly behind the monarchy, let alone recognize the animal filth it represents, which till this day is unparalleled by any other animal regime.
Now to the reason why Hitler is officially a villain, but not the British monarchy. Hitler invaded white countries, while the British empire invaded mostly colored countries - and since colored life is cheap, but white life is priceless, Hitler is branded a villain, while the Brits are designated "explorers" and "bringers of civilization", a tradition which has been proudly inherited by the modern day British Empire - the United States of America.”
― Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
Now to the reason why Hitler is officially a villain, but not the British monarchy. Hitler invaded white countries, while the British empire invaded mostly colored countries - and since colored life is cheap, but white life is priceless, Hitler is branded a villain, while the Brits are designated "explorers" and "bringers of civilization", a tradition which has been proudly inherited by the modern day British Empire - the United States of America.”
― Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
“How come Hitler is a bigger villain than the British monarchy, when Hitler invaded only 11 countries, while the British empire invaded 90 percent of the globe, that is, over 170 countries, and caused multiple times the massacre than the Nazis did!”
― Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
― Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
“Great Britain enabled the Zionists to create the springboard from which they were ultimately able to take over the entire country at the expense of its indigenous population. It thereby helped significantly to produce a conflict that only became more bitterly intractable as time went on.”
― The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
― The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
“When I came back to Dublin, I was court martialed in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so said they could shoot me in my absence.”
― The Hostage
― The Hostage
“Baa Baa White Sheep
(The Sonnet)
Baa baa white sheep,
have you any wool!
Yes sir, yes sir,
London tower full.
Pull it over your eyes,
or weave it into blanket.
All stink of blood and blunder,
a scent second not even to crumpet.
Imperials rise upon indigenous fall,
declaring themselves as light-bringer.
Native tears form kohinoor on the crown,
Blood is but cologne to the colonizer.
Not all of colonial descent are colonizer,
but those who take pride in the past are.
To these animal ghosts of the human world,
no matter your ethnicity send a get well card.”
― Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations
(The Sonnet)
Baa baa white sheep,
have you any wool!
Yes sir, yes sir,
London tower full.
Pull it over your eyes,
or weave it into blanket.
All stink of blood and blunder,
a scent second not even to crumpet.
Imperials rise upon indigenous fall,
declaring themselves as light-bringer.
Native tears form kohinoor on the crown,
Blood is but cologne to the colonizer.
Not all of colonial descent are colonizer,
but those who take pride in the past are.
To these animal ghosts of the human world,
no matter your ethnicity send a get well card.”
― Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations
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