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I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important. — Marcel Carne Copy Share Image
We do hereby command the Leaders of the Hebrew, Catholic and Protestant Churches to sanctify and have us crowned Emperor of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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The etiquette of romantic love is as elaborate as that surrounding the Emperor of China. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
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Obama's immigration legacy will be the juxtaposition of his serial insistence that he was not a king or an emperor, and could… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
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