Elizabeth I Quotes
Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company.
Marcus, Leah S., Janel Mueller, and Mary Beth Rose, eds. Elizabeth I: Collected Works. University of Chicago Press, 2000, p. 116.
This is a variant of the famous Lincoln quotation, {619494}. Houston did not use the word “house” as had Lincoln but surely, as did Lincoln, was familiar with The Book of Mathew {606727}. Houston however gave his speech BEFORE Lincoln.
Responding to reporter’s question about colatteral enviornmental damage from the result of bombing and fires.
Compare Mark 3:25, above, and Abraham Lincoln's use of the phrase in one of his most famous speeches.
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Sometimes called the Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor.
