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Eduard VIII., gebürtig Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, genannt David, war von 1910 bis 1936 Prince of Wales, vom Januar 1936 bis zu seiner Abdankung im Dezember desselben Jahres König des Vereinigten Königreichs und Kaiser von Indien und ab Dezember 1936 Duke of Windsor. Eduard war der zweite Monarch aus dem 1917 neubegründeten Haus Windsor. Wikipedia  

✵ 23. Juni 1894 – 28. Mai 1972
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“These works brought all these people here. Something should be done to get them at work again.”

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Spoken at an abandoned colliery, November 19, 1936. Often wrongly quoted as &quot;something must be done&quot;. <br class="br">Quelle: Matthew, H. C. G., ‘Edward VIII [later Prince Edward, duke of Windsor] (1894–1972)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 21 Nov 2008 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31061,

“The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.”

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Look magazine, 5 March 1957. <br class="br">Quelle: &quot;Edward VIII, afterwards Duke of Windsor&quot; The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Ed. Elizabeth Knowles. Oxford University Press, 2004. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed on 21 November 2008 http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&amp;entry=t115.e1010

“Mona said, 'Did you see Gore's new play The Best Man when you were in New York?' 'Of course not.'…'Don't like plays, only shows.”

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

He meant musical comedies."
In conversation with Mona Bismarck and Gore Vidal (Vidal, Palimpsest, 206)

“Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.”

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

A King&#x27;s Story http://books.google.com/books?id=D2a1AAAAIAAJ&amp;q=%22only+two+rules+really+count+never+miss+an+opportunity+to+relieve+yourself+never+miss+a+chance+to+sit+down+and+rest+your+feet%22&amp;pg=PA132#v=onepage (1951)

“It certainly is a situation of great delicacy but, at the same time, one in which it would seem I hold fifty per cent of the bargaining power in order that the Duchess and I can plan for the future in the most constructive and convenient way.”

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Hoping George VI&#x27;s illness would allow him to resume the throne. Quoted by Christopher Wilson, The Telegraph, 22 Nov 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/6624594/Revealed-the-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Windsors-secret-plot-to-deny-the-Queen-the-throne.html

“This place ought never to have been dug up.”

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

On seeing the great archaeological finds at Taxila, in Punjab (Ziegler, King Edward VIII, 140)

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