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.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Anti-monarchism Monarchy

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Journals of Mark Twain

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1888 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Notebook, edited by Albert Bigelow Paine. The Mark Twain Company, 1932, ch. 20. Originally from Notebook, c. 1888.

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John Swinton

Quoted in Chicago Labor Enquirer

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Journalism
Speaker
John Swinton
Source
Chicago Labor Enquirer
Language
English
Time
1888 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Swinton, John. Quoted in Chicago Labor Enquirer. 12 May 1888.