[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFamilies, friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. Indeed, sadly, it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn’t a servant because they don’t slam doors.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.
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Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance.
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I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
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We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.
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The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally.
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It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
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They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. …
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