Quotes by Mitford, Nancy

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut >>

Quotations about Aristocracy

A degenerate nobleman is like a turnip. There is nothing good of him b >>

All that is noble is in itself of a quiet nature, and appears to sleep >>

A fully equipped duke costs as much to keep up as two Dreadnoughts, an >>

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.

Mitford, Nancy