We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.

Harold Macmillan

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Topic

Experts

Speaker

Harold Macmillan

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

MacMillan, Harold. Speech in Strasbourg. 16 Aug. 1950, Strasbourg, France.

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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

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Medium
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Language
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Time
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