Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 14, 1986
Transcript:
Tripler: "Here, Thatcher, taking a page from De Gaulle, throws the book at Talleyrand's dictum, 'Surtout, pas trop de zele.' How distant seem the crowds who once greeted Pope Urban IV with cries of 'Deus es! Deus es!' How faint seems Lord Byron's lament in Canto II of Don Juan." Wow..the boss is really in top form these days, isn't he? Higgins: Yeah, but sometimes I have to wonder who reads the stuff and why. Mike: Here's one from Byron you can use at the wedding... Zonker: "Deus es," your majesty!