I know monarchists will say privileged families are found in strong republics too and that this system gives us stability and unity.
These were probably put to Mr Milosevic's Serbian Socialist Party at a meeting to "redefine Yugoslavia" which began in Belgrade on July 14th.The Montenegrin negotiators want their own 650,000-strong republic to enjoy "equal status" in a revamped federation with Serbia and its 8m people, excluding Kosovo.
I'm sure many of you have similar histories to share of our people, but we must remember one thing: The people who represent one of the world's strongest republics and democracies that we call the United States, once permitted us South Asians to deem America home.
Over and over again the founding generation reminded themselves, and us, that an educated citizenry is the fuel -- the guarantee -- of a strong, vital republic.
The region remains calmer than at any time since Yugoslavia, once six republics strong, started to break up a dozen years ago.For sure, ordinary Serbs and Montenegrins will suffer as their governments find it harder to press ahead with reform.
But perhaps the most important country after Germany in all this is France, a presidential republic with strong central authority.
But during these years in which his political control of the republic, while strong, was not absolute, William was no more interested in constitutional reform than de Witt, his predecessor in the leadership of the country, had been.
"UTV Media already has a very strong presence in the Republic of Ireland, employing more than 300 people in our various businesses, including our market-leading Irish radio stations," McCann said.
In Florence Welch's songs from her band's debut, "Lungs" (Universal Republic) — a strong contender for the year's best English rock album — love can be the breath of life or a violent, bloody battle, and she exults in both.
The company's upscale line, Banana Republic, a strong performer in recent quarters, logged a 2% slip in September.
