Imre Kertesz

The world of fiction is a sovereign world that comes to life in the author's head and follows the rules of art, of literature. And that is the major difference that is reflected in the form of the work, in its language and its plot. An author invents every aspect of a fiction, every detail.

Hungarian Author

Neal Boortz

If you support the war on drugs in its present form, then you're only paying lip-service to the defense of freedom, and you don't really grasp the concept of the sovereign individual human being.

American Journalist

Thomas Hobbes

The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.

English Philosopher

Mencius

The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least.

Chinese Philosopher

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

We fight terrorism. It threatens our sovereign, democratic, compassionate and decent way of life.

Filipino Statesman

Richard Barnfield

Money is the sovereign queen of all delights - for her, the lawyer pleads, the soldier fights.

English Poet

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead life to sovereign power.

British Poet

Kirstjen Nielsen

Border security is the most basic and necessary responsibility of a sovereign nation.

American Public Servant

Nicholas Soames

To be dubbed by my sovereign is an absolutely wonderful honour for me and my family.

British Politician

Albert II, Prince of Monaco

We're an independent sovereign country and that's very important to Monaco.

Monacan Royalty

Often used in historical contexts or fairy tales, not describing modern leaders.

Historical Notion

In current times, sovereigns may have more ceremonial roles than actual power.

Ceremonial Usage

A sovereign might not always inherit the throne, some are elected.

Not Always Hereditary

Used metaphorically to express control or mastery in various aspects.

Beyond Politics

Even with sovereign power, there are often checks and balances in place.

Not Absolute

Refers to a particular gold coin, not gold coins in general.

Specific Coin

Sovereign coins are often valued more by collectors than their gold weight.

Historical Value

Represents a goal or value viewed as the utmost or most important.

Ultimate Achievement

Used to describe inherent, supreme qualities such as grace or wisdom.

Inner Quality

 that would increase the competition, it would increase the transparency of the sector, and it would also increase the quality. I can tell that sovereign ratings may still look to you like this very small piece of this very complex global financial world, but I tell you it's a very important one,

Annette Heuser: The 3...

 but I assume that in terms of personal engagement and risk, that the pressure on you is not that easy to take on the biggest sovereign organizations in the world. Tell us a little bit about that. Glenn You know, I think one of the things that happens is that people's courage in this regard

Glenn Greenwald: Why...

 and to be kings and queens of the world, did not protect you from dying of smallpox. Never can you doubt that we are all in this together. But to see smallpox from the perspective of a sovereign is the wrong perspective. You should see it from the perspective of a mother,

Larry Brilliant: TED...

 politically and institutionally, to do that. How do you hold the sovereigns of cyberspace accountable to the public interest when most CEO's argue that their main obligation is to maximize shareholder profit? And government regulation often isn't helping all that much.

Rebecca MacKinnon: Let's...

 That I carry within me. Where I'm from comes wherever I go. To be clear, I'm not suggesting that we do away with countries. There's much to be said for national history, more for the sovereign state. Culture exists in community, and community exists in context.

Taiye Selasi: Don't ask...

 years ago a stone named color change garnet romanced me into the world of precious mining stones and in the iniquities of value that exists in the industry allow me to take you on a safari close to the heartland of the sovereign national park home of the

Justice for gem miners ...

 emerged as the primary colonial power in India. The British ruled some provinces directly, and ruled the princely states indirectly. Under indirect rule, the princely states remained sovereign but made political and financial concessions to the British.

Why was India split into...

 having been to every country in the world that still blows my mind the pure exhaustion of it all seriously not only did cassie depecal get the guinness world record for the fastest time to visit all sovereign nations

Where in the World is...

 autonomous, sovereign nation-states with jurisdictions and territories separate from one another, each claiming to be able to solve the problem of its own people. Twenty-first-century, transnational world

Benjamin Barber: Why...

 Put that on the job description. And you have full responsibility, but you have absolutely no authority, because governments are sovereign in every decision that they take.