It is an old belief among the Russian people that when the land possessed at any time by the communes should become too small for the increasing population of the communes, there would be a new division of all the land of the country, including, of course, the great estates now owned by the noblesse, so that every inhabitant might be once more accommodated with his proper share of the soil.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
noblesse oblige, for one thing.
"Girls of the Forest"
L. T. Meade
In the annals of that famous house, whose traditions are part of the history of England, there has been no finer example of the old motto, noblesse oblige, if we understand it to mean-those who have high place inherit with it heavy responsibilities.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond