Emperor Norton Quotes

• Being desirous of allaying the dissensions of party strife now existing within our realm, I do hereby dissolve and abolish the Democratic and Republican parties, and also do hereby decree the disfranchisement and imprisonment, for not more than 10, nor less than five, years, to all persons leading to any violation of this our imperial decree.

  Emperor Norton

  Party, Years, Republican

  "Imperial Decree" dated 12th Day of August 1869, published in The San Francisco Herald, August 13, 1869.

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• We do hereby command the Leaders of the Hebrew, Catholic and Protestant Churches to sanctify and have us crowned Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

  Emperor Norton

  Leader, Catholic, Church

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• Whoever after due and proper warning shall be heard to utter the abominable word "Frisco", which has no linguistic or other warrant, shall be deemed guilty of High Misdemeanour, and shall pay into the Imperial Treasury as penalty the sum of twenty-five dollars.

  Emperor Norton

  San Francisco, Twenties, Bay Area

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• We, Norton I, do hereby decree that the offices of President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives are, from and after this date, abolished.

  Emperor Norton

  Office, House, President

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• We further decree that the Senate of the United States elect a prominent Democrat as their presiding officer, to act as President until the next election, and to reconstruct the Cabinet according to our wishes hereafter to be declared.

  Emperor Norton

  Wish, President, United States

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