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The strongest has there no supremacy, and the weakest needs no defence.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “The strongest has there no supremacy, and the weakest needs no defence.”
Editor's note · Context
This quote highlights the idea that in death, all distinctions of power and weakness are rendered meaningless.
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