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When A Wicked And Unworthy Subject Annoyed The Sultan Of Turkey Or The Czar Of Russia, He Had His Head Cut Of Without Much Ceremony; But When The Same Happened In England, The Monarch Declared : "we Are Not Amused".
-George Mikes
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When A Wicked And Unworthy Subject Annoyed

George Mikes
When A Wicked And Unworthy Subject Annoyed The Sultan Of Turkey Or The Czar Of Russia, He Had His Head Cut Of Without Much Ceremony; But When The Same Happened In England, The Monarch Declared : "we Are Not Amused".
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