Legitimacy quotes
23 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"The point is not where Barack Obama was born, the point is is that we've got congressmen on the Democratic side of the aisle that are questioning the legitimacy of President-elect [Donald] Trump who won in an electoral landslide."
"The only justification for our concepts and systems of concepts is that they serve to represent the complex of our experiences; beyond this they have not legitimacy."
"Change occurs when deeply felt private experiences are given public legitimacy."
"At every step Donald Trump has been - his legitimacy has been questioned."
"A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only with the Security Council."
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