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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 not more entitled to respect than is the flag of a pirate. A monarch, (whether good or bad), when good, is entitled to the consideration which we accord to a pirate who keeps Sunday school between crimes; when bad, (or a nullity) he is entleed [sic] to none at all.”
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- quote
- Confidence:
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- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
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- 7f9bfac5b826f7d42c0cbe8e92b8027cf2c4c4690ad03c7a14cd5672b43778ad
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