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Quotation by Elizabeth I
... what a family is without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I think, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch.
Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Queen of England (1558-1603). As quoted in The Sayings of Queen Elizabeth, ch. 1, by Frederick Chamberlin (1923).
Written c. 1550 to her half-brother, the "boy king" Edward VI (1537-1553).
Written c. 1550 to her half-brother, the "boy king" Edward VI (1537-1553).
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