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Ambrose Bierce Quotes: Legitimate authority to be, to do or to have; as the right to be a king, the right to do one's neighbor, the right to have measles, and the like.
         

Legitimate authority to be, to do or to have; as the right to be a king, the right to do one's neighbor, the right to have measles, and the like.


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This page presents the quote "Legitimate authority to be, to do or to have; as the right to be a king, the right to do one's neighbor, the right to have measles, and the like.". Author of this quote is Ambrose Bierce. This quote is about measles, kings, authority, neighbor,.