The kingly office is entitled to no respect. It was originally procure…

Mark Twain
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The kingly office is entitled to no respect. It was originally procured by the highwayman's methods. It remains a perpetuated crime, can never be anything but the symbol of a crime. It is no more entitled to respect than is the flag of a pirate. ✨ Mark Twain (1973). Mark Twain and the three R's: race, religion, revolution--and related matters, Bobbs-Merrill Company
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