But I must think that an address to his majesty to remove one of his servants, without so much as alleging any particular crime against him, is one of the greatest encroachments that was ever made upon the prerogatives of the crown.
More Quotes from Robert Walpole:
Whatever was the conduct of England, I am equally arraigned.Robert Walpole
I have lived long enough in the world, Sir, . . . to know that the safety of a minister lies in his having the approbation of this House. Former ministers, Sir, neglected this, and therefore they fell I have always made it my first study to obtain it...
Robert Walpole
I have never been afraid of making patriots; but I disdain and despise all their efforts.
Robert Walpole
Oh, do not read history, for that I know must be false.
Robert Walpole
The public treasure has been duly applied to the uses to which it was appropriated by Parliament, and regular accounts have been annually laid before Parliament, of every article of expense.
Robert Walpole
I can not, therefore, see how this can be imputed as a crime, or how any of the king's ministers can be blamed for his doing what the public has no concern in; for if the public be well and faithfully served it has no business to ask by whom.
Robert Walpole
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Keywords: alleging, encroachments, majesty, prerogativesAli had a break that was an inch and a half long, and you keep getting hit as hard and as much as I hit Ali, the pain would take over and you would pass out.
Ken Norton
Technical knowledge has now become an integral aspect of the Iranian psyche.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
I can wear a hat or take it off, but either way it's a conversation piece.
Hedda Hopper