#prerogative

In the democracy of the dead all men at last are equal. There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave. ↗

— John James Ingalls

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There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave. ↗

— John James Ingalls

#neither #nor #prerogative #rank #republic

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future. ↗

— Coco Chanel

#already #elegance #escaped #future #just

It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#fool #prerogative #speak #truths #utter

The Supreme Court of the United States is hereby commanded to try Andrew Johnson for usurpation of our Imperial authority and prerogatives, and if found guilty, behead him or send him here to black the Emperor's boots. ↗

— Joshua A. Norton

#authority #behead #black #boots #commanded

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives. ↗

— Charles Lamb

#monarchical #prerogatives #sick

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself. ↗

— Pauline Kael

#artist #first #fool #himself #make

Even if one is interested only in one's own society, which is one's prerogative, one can understand that society much better by comparing it with others. ↗

— Peter L. Berger

#comparing #even #interested #much #only

The first is the law, the last prerogative. ↗

— John Dryden

#last #law #prerogative

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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