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An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off: it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead. – Nancy Mitford

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The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life’s essential unfairness. – Nancy Mitford

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