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Accord Quote by Mark Twain

“A monarch, when good, is entitled to the consideration which…” quote by Mark Twain — Download Open image

“A monarch, when good, is entitled to the consideration which we accord to a pirate who keeps Sunday School between crimes; when bad, he is entitled to none at all.”

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