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Quotes from The Abdication of Man — Elizabeth Bisland Whetmore

d. 1929 United States

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No ruler is ever really dethroned by his subjects. No hand but his own ever takes the crown from his head... When he ceases to lead... the revolt which casts him from power is only the outward manifestation of his previous abdication.

The Abdication of Man (1898)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Elizabeth Bisland Whetmore (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.