Elizabeth I
Queen
"[When opposed by leaders of her Council:] I will make you shorter by the head!"
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Council
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Richard Adams
Author
"They're all so much afraid of the Council that they're not afraid of anything else."
Jane Alexander
Actress, Director
"Now, I cannot approve anything the council has rejected, but I can reject anything the council has approved."
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"I retain the opinion that council entry is inconsistent with non-co-operation as I conceive it."
Mary Doria Russell
Author
"Cleveland is really good about recognizing its artists because of the Arts Council."
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"To go to war without the Security Council will not be in conformity with the Council."
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"A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only with the Security Council."
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