We've found 2 quotes for 'noblesse oblige' (0.105 seconds):
| "The Greeks by their laws, and the Romans by the spirit of their people, took care to put into the hands of their rulers no such engine of oppression as a standing army. Their system was to make every man a soldier, and oblige him to repair to the standard of his country whenever that was reared. This made them invincible and the same remedy will make us so." »Thomas Jefferson |
| "In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself." »Alexander Hamilton |
| BTW, Why won't you become an editor? |
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