The court jester had the right to say the most outrageous things to th…

Umberto Eco
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The court jester had the right to say the most outrageous things to the king. Everything was permitted during carnival, even the songs that the Roman legionnaires would sing, calling Julius Caesar queen, alluding, in a very transparent way, to his real, or presumed, homosexual escapades. ✨ Don't smile when you say that by Umberto Eco, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2002.
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