Famous Quotes | Is not the king’s name twenty...

Is not the king’s name twenty thousand names?
Arm, arm, my name! A puny subject strikes
At thy great glory.
- William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. King Richard, in Richard II, act 3, sc. 2, l. 85-7. Having no soldiers, he tries to cheer himself up.

Categories: Dramatist, Names, Power, Royalty

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