Quote#Happiness
[T]he Greatness and Security, both of Kings, Royal Families, and of…
Quote byWilliam III of England · 1650–1702
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Declaration of His Highness William Henry, By the Grace of God, Prince of Orange, &c. Of the Reasons inducing him to appear in Arms in the Kingdom of England, for preserving the Protestant Religion, and for restoring the Laws and Liberties of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1688), p. 1.
English (original)
[T]he Greatness and Security, both of Kings, Royal Families, and of all such as are in Authority, as well as the Happiness of their Subjects and People, depend in a most especial manner, upon the exact observation and maintenance of these their Laws, Liberties, and Customs.
— William III of England
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