Legitimate

Famous quotes containing the word legitimate:

“He will place a tax on the air you breathe and on the bread you eat; he will give you a legislation which is as legitimate as it is unjust and instead of reasons, he’ll give you laws. These will grow in the course of time, until you no longer exist for yourselves but for others.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

“It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

“A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.”
—Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)