King James I Quotes
The Scottish nobility has a feckless arrogant conceit of their greatness and power.
This was written as advice to his son, Prince Henry.
James I, 1566-1625, King of Great Britain & Scotland (James VI of Scotland), Basilikon Doron, 1598
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Scott was the leading military man of the day.
What was amazing about this attack was that at the time Conkling was one of the most powerful Republicans in the nation and Blaine was just a young member of the House. Also, the House rules prohibited the personal attack on another member. Blaine carefully phased his attack in the abstract but everyone knew to whom he was referring. Most, even within the party, agreed with the personal criticism of Conkling although he was much admired as a politician and political leader. After this House speech, all the political cartoonists depicted Conkling as a turkey gobbler in full strut. “Supereminent” is an adjective which was and is not commonly used, but is perfect for the quotation. Blaine’s attack on Conkling immediately made him a national figure and he succeeded Conkling as the national leader of the Republican party.
James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union.
