Throwing that cape on yourself does not make you a hero, sir. It makes you a thief.
Alice Marie Johnson: “Throwing that cape on yourself does not make you a hero, sir. It makes you a thief.”
Editor's note · Context
Johnson criticizes Justice Alito's framing of his actions regarding abortion rights as heroic.
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