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My classmate, however, stood his ground like a Roman and told the officer that his room was his castle and that he had no right to come in.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “My classmate, however, stood his ground like a Roman and told the officer that his room was his castle and that he had…”
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Hoar recounts a classmate's defiance against authority, likening his stance to that of a Roman.
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